OLD TESTAMENT

Amos 8:7

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7

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

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Verse 7. Jacob, because the rich despise the poor. It may also mean, that he swore by heaven, or the temple, (Leviticus 26:19) or that he would destroy the high places. Calmet.

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