And it will be, if (A)ten men are left in one house, they will die. 10 Then one’s [a]uncle, or his [b](B)undertaker, will lift him up to carry out his bones from the house, and he will say to the one who is in the innermost part of the house, “Is anyone else with you?” And that one will say, “No one.” Then he will [c]answer, “(C)Keep quiet. For [d]the name of the Lord is (D)not to be mentioned.” 11 For behold, the Lord is going to (E)command that the (F)great house be smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.

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  1. Amos 6:10 Or beloved one
  2. Amos 6:10 Lit one who burns him
  3. Amos 6:10 Lit say
  4. Amos 6:10 Lit not to make mention of the name of

If ten(A) people are left in one house, they too will die. 10 And if the relative who comes to carry the bodies out of the house to burn them[a](B) asks anyone who might be hiding there, “Is anyone else with you?” and he says, “No,” then he will go on to say, “Hush!(C) We must not mention the name of the Lord.”

11 For the Lord has given the command,
    and he will smash(D) the great house(E) into pieces
    and the small house into bits.(F)

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  1. Amos 6:10 Or to make a funeral fire in honor of the dead