Amos 8:7

The Lord confirms this oath ¹  by the arrogance of Jacob: ²  “I swear ³  I will never forget all you have done! ⁴ 

The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: "I will never forget anything they have done.

The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob, "Indeed, I will never forget any of their deeds.

Now the LORD has sworn this oath by his own name, the Pride of Israel: "I will never forget the wicked things you have done!

GOD swears against the arrogance of Jacob: "I'm keeping track of their every last sin."

The Lord has taken an oath by the pride of Jacob, Truly I will ever keep in mind all their works.

The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.

The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob: "Surely I will never forget any of their works.

The Lord confirms this oath ¹  by the arrogance of Jacob: ²  “I swear ³  I will never forget all you have done! ⁴ 

¹ tn Or “swears.”

² sn In an oath one appeals to something permanent to emphasize one’s commitment to the promise. Here the Lord sarcastically swears by the arrogance of Jacob, which he earlier had condemned (6:8), something just as enduring as the Lord’s own life (see 6:8) or unchanging character (see 4:2). Other suggestions include that the Lord is swearing by the land, his most valuable possession (cf. Isa 4:2; Ps 47:4 [47:5 HT]); that this is a divine epithet analogous to “the Glory of Israel” (1 Sam 15:29); or that an ellipsis should be understood here, in which case the meaning is the same as that of 6:8 (“The Lord has sworn [by himself] against the arrogance of Jacob”).

³ tn The words “I swear” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation because a self-imprecation is assumed in oaths of this type.

⁴ tn Or “I will never forget all your deeds.”