[a]The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord God of hosts, I abhor [b]the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

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

10 And his uncle [c]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 [d]sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? And he shall say, None. Then shall he say, [e]Hold thy tongue: for we may not remember the Name of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:8 Read Jer. 51:14.
  2. Amos 6:8 That is, the riches and pomp.
  3. 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.
  4. Amos 6:10 That is, to some neighbor that dwelleth round about.
  5. 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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