The Lord GOD. See note on Amos 1:7.
sworn by His holiness. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 22:16).
lo. Figure of speech Asferismos. App-6.
hooks. In the Assyrian monuments we see the captives with literal "hooks" in their noses. Compare 2 Chronicles 33:11.Job 40:24; Job 41:2.Isaiah 37:29; Ezekiel 29:4.
your posterity. the remnant of you. Hebrew. 'aharith, as in Ezekiel 23:25. Not posterity.