16 and said, “(A)By Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son,

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The Lord [a]God has (A)sworn by Himself, the Lord God of armies has declared:
“I (B)loathe the arrogance of Jacob,
And [b]detest his (C)citadels;
Therefore I will (D)give up the city and [c]all it contains.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Amos 6:8 Lit hate
  3. Amos 6:8 Lit its fullness

13 For (A)when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear an oath by no one greater, He (B)swore by Himself,

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