Amos 6:8 - Exposition

Hath sworn by himself ( nephesh ); in anima sua (Vulgate), "by his soul;" a concession to human language (comp. Amos 4:2 ; Jeremiah 51:14 ; Hebrews 6:13 , Hebrews 6:17 , Hebrews 6:18 ). God thus shows that the threat proceeds from him, and is immutable. The excellency; the pride ; that of which Jacob is proud ( Hosea 5:5 ), as, for instance, his palaces, built by exaction, maintained in voluptuous luxury. Will deliver up to the enemy for destruction ( Deuteronomy 32:30 ; Obadiah 1:14 ).