Amos 8:7

1 Samuel 15:2; 1 Samuel 15:3; Amos 6:8; Deuteronomy 33:26-29; Exodus 17:16; Hosea 7:2; Hosea 8:13; Hosea 9:9; Isaiah 43:25; Jeremiah 17:1; Jeremiah 31:34; Luke 2:32; Psalms 10:11; Psalms 47:4; Psalms 68:34

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By the excellency of Jacob - that is, by Himself who was its Glory, as Samuel calls Him “the Strength” 1 Samuel 15:29 or the Glory of Israel. A...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Development of the Theme of Amos 3. This section, which re-echoes Amos 2:6-8 , has been regarded as a conglomeration of rather loosely-connected f...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

hath sworn, &c. See note on Amos 6:8 . the Excellency of Jacob: i.e. by Himself, as in Amos 6:8 . Reference to Pentateuch ( Exodus 15:7 )....
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

God, having made known the vices of the rich, now shows that he would be their judge and avenger: for were they only reproved, they would not h...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. By the excellency of Jacob - By the state of eminence...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob— Or, "By those benefits by which he had conferred honour and distinguished privileges upon Jacob and his post...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Vision of the Ripe Fruit, followed by a Fifth Address 1-3. The vision. 4-14 . The address, denouncing dishonest traders ( Amos 8:4-6 ), thre...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Excellency of Jacob. — In the previous use of this remarkable expression ( Amos 6:8 ) Jehovah is said to abhor it, but here He swears by it. The “e...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

5. THE PROPHET AND HIS MINISTRY Amos 7:1-17 - Amos 8:1-4 We have seen the preparation of the Man for the Word; we have sought to trace to it...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

DOOM OR DISCIPLINE? Amos 8:4-9 WE now enter the Third Section of the Book of Amos: Chapter s 7-9. As we have already treated the first part of...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1. EARTHQUAKE, ECLIPSE, AND FAMINE Amos 8:4-14 "Hear this, ye who trample the needy, and would put an end to the lowly of the land, saying, Whe...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Worst Famine of All Amos 8:1-14 What is more fragile than summer fruit! So beautiful, so refreshing, yet so readily corrupted and diseased....
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The next vision, that of the basket of summer fruit, indicated the im minence of the judgment. Jehovah declared that the end was come, that He would...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

When devotion itself is out of tune by the heart being under no influences of grace; alas! what a sacrifice of fools is then offered! Sabbaths are bu...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob ,.... Not by the ark, as R. Japhet; nor by the temple, as Kimchi; but by himself; which sense Kimchi...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. Ver. 7. The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Ja...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob That is, by himself; Surely I will never forget any of their works God is said to remember men's s...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sin and Doom of Oppressors. B. C. 785....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Lord; who changeth not, whose words and purposes are immutably true and stedfast, who hath often told you, that unless you repent he will punis...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Fourth Vision - The Vision Of The Basket Of Summer Fruit Indicating That Israel Were About To Be Harvested ( Amos 8:1-14 ). In his fourth visi...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Reason For The Judgment ( Amos 8:4-7 ). One reason for this judgment is now clearly stated (we have already been told, and will be told again,...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 8:1 . A basket of summer fruit. The Lord would not wait till the vintage; he would cause their sun, as a nation, to set at noon, and rise no...
The Biblical Illustrator

Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy. Avarice I. It is execrable in its spirit. 1. It is sacrilegious. Bad as Israel was, it still kept...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Last Admonition of the Lord
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, He Himself being Israel's Pride and Glory, Surely I will never forget any of their works; for by le...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hath sworn — By himself. Forget — Suffer to pass unpunished.

⁷ The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

Related Commentaries of Amos 8:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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