Amos 6:8-10

Contemporary English Version

⁸ The Lord God All-Powerful
    has sworn by his own name:
“You descendants of Jacob
make me angry by your pride,
    and I hate your fortresses.
And so I will surrender your city
and possessions
    to your enemies.”

⁹ If only ten of you survive
by hiding in a house
    you will still die.
¹⁰ As you carry out a corpse
    to prepare it for burial,^[a]
your relative in the house
will ask, “Are there others?”
    You will answer, “No!”
Then your relative will reply,
“Be quiet! Don't dare mention
    the name of the Lord.”^[b]