John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 8. The Lord God hath sworn by himself , etc.] Because he could swear by no greater, ( Hebrews 6:13); which shows the importance and certainty of the thing sworn to, and is as follows: saith the Lord, the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob ; or, “the pride of Jacob” f171 ; of Israel, of the ten tribes, remarkable for their pride; hence called the crown of pride, ( Isaiah 28:3); it may include all that was glorious, valuable, and excellent among them, of which they were proud; their kingdom, riches, wealth, and strength, their fortified cities and towns: if Judah is comprehended in this, it may regard the temple, which was their excellency, and in which they gloried. So the Targum paraphrases it, “the house of the sanctuary of the house of Jacob;” and in like manner Jarchi, Kimchi, and Ben Melech, interpret it; and hate his palaces ; the palaces of the king and nobles, and great men, which should fall into the enemy’s hand, and be plundered and destroyed; which is meant by the Lord’s abhorrence and hatred of them, this being an evidence of it; therefore will I deliver up the city, with all that is therein ; or, “with its fulness” f172 ; with all its inhabitants and riches; according to Jarchi, the city of Jerusalem is meant; though rather the city of Samaria, unless both are intended, city for cities; since the chief men both of Israel and Judah seem to be addressed, ( Amos 6:1).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-14 - How dreadful, how miserable, is the case of those whose eternal rui the Lord himself has sworn; for he can execute his purpose, and non can alter it! Those hearts are wretchedly hardened that will not be brought to mention God's name, and to worship him, when the hand of God is gone out against them, when sickness and death are in their families. Those that will not be tilled as fields, shall be abandone as rocks. When our services of God are soured with sin, his providence will justly be made bitter to us. Men should take warning not to harde their hearts, for those who walk in pride, God will destroy _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew נשׁבע7650 אדני136 יהוה3069 בנפשׁו5315 נאם5002 יהוה3068 אלהי430 צבאות6635 מתאב8374 אנכי595 את853 גאון1347 יעקב3290 וארמנתיו759 שׂנאתי8130 והסגרתי5462 עיר5892 ומלאה׃4393
