Amo 6:8 | HCSB | STEP | The Lord God has sworn by Himself – this is the declaration of Yahweh , the God of Hosts : I loathe Jacob’s pride and hate his citadels , so I will hand over the city and everything in it.

Amos 6:8

Israel’s Pride Judged

8 The Lord God has sworn by Himself ^a – this is the declaration of ^{▼▼Yahweh/Yah: Or The Lord; the personal name of God in Hebrew; "Yah" is the shortened form of the name.}Yahweh, the God of ^{▼▼Hosts/hosts: Military forces consisting of God's angels, sometimes including the sun, moon, and stars, and occasionally, Israel}Hosts:

I loathe Jacob’s pride ^d
and hate his citadels, ^e
so I will hand over the city ^f and everything in it.