Āmósīshū 6:8

8 Zhǔ Yēhéhuá wàn jūn zhī shén zhǐ zhe zìjǐ qǐshì shuō , wǒ zēngwù Yǎgè de rónghuá , yànqì tāde gōngdiàn . yīncǐ , wǒ bìjiāng chéng hé qízhōng suǒyǒude , dōu jiāofù dírén .

Āmósīshū 6:8 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 6:8

The Lord God hath sworn by himself
Because he could swear by no greater, ( Hebrews 6:13 ) ; which shows the importance and certainty of the thing sworn to, and is as follows: saith the Lord, the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob;
or, "the pride of Jacob" ^F3; of Israel, of the ten tribes, remarkable for their pride; hence called the crown of pride, ( Isaiah 28:3 ) ; it may include all that was glorious, valuable, and excellent among them, of which they were proud; their kingdom, riches, wealth, and strength, their fortified cities and towns: if Judah is comprehended in this, it may regard the temple, which was their excellency, and in which they gloried. So the Targum paraphrases it,

``the house of the sanctuary of the house of Jacob;''

and in like manner Jarchi, Kimchi, and Ben Melech, interpret it; and hate his palaces;
the palaces of the king and nobles, and great men, which should fall into the enemy's hand, and be plundered and destroyed; which is meant by the Lord's abhorrence and hatred of them, this being an evidence of it; therefore will I deliver up the city, with all that is therein;
or, "with its fulness" ^F4; with all its inhabitants and riches; according to Jarchi, the city of Jerusalem is meant; though rather the city of Samaria, unless both are intended, city for cities; since the chief men both of Israel and Judah seem to be addressed, ( Amos 6:1 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (Nwag ta) "superbiam", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus; "fastium", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Drusius.
F4 (halmw) "et plenitudinem ejus", Mercerus, Piscator, Cocceius.

Āmósīshū 6:8 In-Context

6 Yǐ dà wǎn hē jiǔ , yòng shàngdĕng de yóu mǒ shēn . què bú wèi Yūesè de kǔnàn dǎn yōu .

7 Suǒyǐ zhèxie rén bì zaì beìlǔ de rén zhōng shǒuxiān beìlǔ . shū shēn de rén huāngyàn zhī lè bì xiāomiè le .

8 Zhǔ Yēhéhuá wàn jūn zhī shén zhǐ zhe zìjǐ qǐshì shuō , wǒ zēngwù Yǎgè de rónghuá , yànqì tāde gōngdiàn . yīncǐ , wǒ bìjiāng chéng hé qízhōng suǒyǒude , dōu jiāofù dírén .

9 Nàshí , ruò zaì yī fáng zhī neì shèngxia shí gèrén , yĕ dōu bì sǐ .

10 Sǐ rén de bǎi shū , jiù shì shāo tā shī shǒu de , yào jiāng zhè shī shǒu bān dào fáng waì , wèn fángwū neì jiān de rén shuō , nǐ nàli hái yǒu rén méiyǒu . tā bì shuō , méiyǒu . yòu shuō , búyào zuò shēng , yīnwei wǒmen bùkĕ tí Yēhéhuá de míng .