Text -- Amos 6:8 (NET)

6:8 The sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his very own life. The Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking: “I despise Jacob’s arrogance; I hate their fortresses. I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it.”

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Amo 6:8

¹ tn Heb “swears by his life”; or “swears by himself.”

² tn Heb “his,” referring to Jacob, which stands here for the nation of Israel.

³ tn The words “to their enemies” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁴ tn Heb “the city”; this probably refers to the city of Samaria (cf. 6:1), which in turn, by metonymy, represents the entire northern kingdom.