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Amos 6:8–9

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The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
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From verse 8

  1. Jeremiah 51:14Rank 1 from verse 8
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    14The Lord of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.

  2. Amos 4:2Rank 2 from verse 8
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    2The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

  3. Amos 8:7Rank 3 from verse 8
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    7The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

  4. Jeremiah 22:5Rank 4 from verse 8
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    5But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.

  5. Psalms 47:4Rank 5 from verse 8
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    4He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

  6. Amos 3:11Rank 6 from verse 8
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    11Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.

  7. Psalms 106:40Rank 7 from verse 8
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    40Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

  8. Deuteronomy 32:19Rank 8 from verse 8
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    19And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.

  9. Ezekiel 24:21Rank 9 from verse 8
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    21Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

  10. Genesis 22:16Rank 10 from verse 8
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    16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

  11. Hebrews 6:13–17Rank 11 from verse 8
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    13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

    14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

    15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

    16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

    17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

  12. Lamentations 2:5Rank 12 from verse 8
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    5The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.

  13. Leviticus 26:11Rank 13 from verse 8
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    11And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.

  14. Leviticus 26:30Rank 14 from verse 8
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    30And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

  15. Micah 1:6–9Rank 15 from verse 8
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    6Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof.

    7And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.

    8Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.

    9For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.

  16. Psalms 50:12Rank 16 from verse 8
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    12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

  17. Psalms 78:59Rank 17 from verse 8
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    59When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

  18. Zechariah 11:8Rank 18 from verse 8
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    8Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

From verse 9

  1. Amos 5:3Rank 1 from verse 9
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    3For thus saith the Lord God; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.

  2. 1 Samuel 2:33Rank 2 from verse 9
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    33And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.

  3. Esther 5:11Rank 3 from verse 9
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    11And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

  4. Esther 9:10Rank 4 from verse 9
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    10The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.

  5. Isaiah 14:21Rank 5 from verse 9
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    21Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

  6. Job 1:19Rank 6 from verse 9
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    19And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

  7. Job 1:2Rank 7 from verse 9
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    2And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

  8. Job 20:28Rank 8 from verse 9
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    28The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

  9. Psalms 109:13Rank 9 from verse 9
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    13Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

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DEFINED WORDS

Amos 6:8

COMBINED MEANING

Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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GOD

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The divine name of the living God, used chiefly in the title Lord GOD.

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sworn

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Bound, promised, affirmed, testified, or covenanted by a solemn oath; or caused another to enter such an obligation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

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excellency

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Surpassing greatness, dignity, superiority, or an eminent and highly valued quality.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hate

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To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

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deliver

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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

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COMBINED MEANING

therein

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In, within, during, or concerning that place, person, thing, condition, time, or matter previously mentioned.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Amos 6:9

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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COMBINED MEANING

remain

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Sense 1: To be left or still exist after others are gone, removed, consumed, or destroyed. Sense 2: To stay, abide, or continue in a place, state, condition, or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6:7¶ Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.

6:8The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

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6:9And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

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6:10And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the Lord.

6:11For, behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

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