Amos 6:8
The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
Cross-references
Amos 6:11 continues the judgment: houses smashed to pieces — directly fulfilling the 'deliver up the city' oath in Amos 6:8.
Amos 8:7 has God swearing by the Pride of Jacob—same motif of divine oath against Israel's pride and sin.
Amos 4:2 has God swearing by his holiness to bring exile—same oath formula for judgment, reinforcing the divine decree.
Amos 3:11 predicts enemies will pull down strongholds — the same fortresses God detests in Amos 6:8, reinforcing the judgment.
Amos 7:11 predicts exile and death of Jeroboam — specific outworking of the general judgment sworn in Amos 6:8.
Leviticus 26:11 says God will not abhor his people—directly opposite to his loathing of Jacob's pride in Amos.
Micah 1:6-9 pronounces judgment on Samaria's pride and fortresses — the same northern kingdom targets as Amos's prophecy.
Ezekiel 24:21 echoes God desecrating the sanctuary, the people's pride — parallel to Amos with God abhorring Jacob's pride and delivering up the city.
Lamentations 2:5 describes God destroying Israel's strongholds — exactly the fortresses Amos 6:8 says God detests and will deliver up.
Jeremiah 51:14 shows God swearing by himself to fill Babylon with locusts—same oath pattern against a proud enemy.
Psalm 106:40 says God abhorred his own inheritance—same verb 'abhor' used for God's response to Israel's sin.
Psalm 47:4 calls Jacob God's 'pride' whom He loves, while Amos says God abhors the pride of Jacob — a stark reversal of the same phrase.
Jeremiah 49:13 repeats 'I have sworn by myself' — same oath formula, here against Bozrah, echoing judgment language.
Jeremiah 22:5 uses the same 'I swear by myself' oath formula — God's irreversible judgment on the proud city.
Jeremiah 12:8 says God 'hates' His inheritance — the same divine loathing expressed in Amos's 'I abhor the pride of Jacob'.
Isaiah 45:23 repeats God swearing 'by myself' — the same solemn oath pattern as Amos 6:8, reinforcing God's unchanging word.
Genesis 22:16 has God swearing 'by myself' — the identical oath formula used in Amos 6:8, showing divine self-commitment.
Hebrews 6:13-17 describes God swearing by himself to confirm a promise—contrast with his oath of judgment here.
Jeremiah 44:26 has God swearing by his great name — similar divine oath against rebellion, though phrasing differs.
Ezekiel 23:18 shows God turning in disgust from Jerusalem's whoring — parallel to God abhorring pride in Amos 6:8.
Psalm 78:59 recounts God's fury and utter rejection of Israel—parallels the divine loathing of Jacob's pride.
Zechariah 11:8 says God detested the shepherds—similar language of divine loathing toward unfaithful leaders.