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.
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Gill's Exposition
The Lord God hath sworn by himself,.... Because he could swear by no greater, Heb 6:13; which shows the importance and certainty of the thing sworn to, and is as follows:
saith the Lord, the God of…
Barnes' Notes
The Lord God - He who alone is and who alone hath power, “hath sworn by Himself,” literally, “by His soul;” as our “self” comes from the same root as “soul.” Jerome: “So God saith in Isaiah, “Your new…
Adam Clarke
The Lord God hath sworn by himself - בנפשו benaphsho, by his soul, his being, existence.
In the former part of the chapter we had these secure Israelites loading themselves with pleasures, as if they could never be made merry enough; here we have God loading them with punishments, as if…
Cambridge Bible
The contemplation of such strange moral obliquity excites the prophet's indignation, which finds expression in the oath (cf. Amo 4:2; Amo 8:7), in which Jehovah solemnly affirms that He…
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