And if there remain ten men in one house, they shall die.

10 And his uncle [a]shall take him up and burn him, to carry out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him, that is by the [b]sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? And he shall say, None. Then shall he say, [c]Hold thy tongue: for we may not remember the Name of the Lord.

11 For behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:10 The destruction shall be so great, that none shall almost be left to bury the dead: and therefore they shall burn them at home, to carry out the burnt ashes with more ease.
  2. Amos 6:10 That is, to some neighbor that dwelleth round about.
  3. Amos 6:10 They shall be so astonished at this destruction, that they shall boast no more of the Name of God, and that they are his people: but they shall be dumb when they hear God’s Name, and abhor it, as they that are desperate, or reprobate.

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