Amos 8:7
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.”
מַעֲשֶׂה
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
שָׁבַע
he has sworn
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שָׁבַע
To swear, to take an oath. Shaba. God swore by Himself because there is none greater. His promises are backed by His own eternal nature.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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שָׁכַח
I will forget
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שָׁכַח
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
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יַעֲקֹב
Jacob
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יַעֲקֹב
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
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