Amos 6:9-11

Contemporary English Version

⁹If only ten of you survive
by hiding in a house
    you will still die.
¹⁰As 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]
¹¹At the Lord's command,
houses great and small
    will be smashed to pieces.

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Footnotes

6.10 prepare … burial: Or “burn it” or “burn incense for it.”
6.10 the name of the Lord: Two relatives seem to be carrying out corpses for burial. One of them warns the other to be careful not even to say “Thank the Lord!” for fear that the mention of his name may cause something worse to happen.