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Amos 8:7

The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

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נִשְׁבַּ֥עnishbaswearשָׁבַעverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “swear”, a completed actionH7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בִּגְא֣וֹןbigonin majestyגָּאוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in majesty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1347{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.יַעֲקֹ֑בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…אֶשְׁכַּ֥חeshkachforgetשָׁכַחverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “forget”, an unfinished actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.לָנֶ֖צַחlanetsachto alwayנֶצַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5331properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view)alway(-s), constantly, end, ([phrase] n-) ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽםmaaseyhembusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

Young’s Literal Translation

Sworn hath Jehovah by the excellency of Jacob: 'I forget not for ever any of their works.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Jehovah hath sworn by the glory of Jacob, Certainly I will never forget any of their works.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord hath sworn against the pride of Jacob: surely I will never forget all their works.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord swears against the pride of Jacob, None of your works shall ever be forgotten.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὀμνύει Κύριος κατὰ τῆς ὑπερηφανίας Ἰακὼβ, εἰ ἐπιλησθήσεται εἰς νῖκος πάντα τὰ ἔργα ὑμῶν,