Amos 6 · Verse 10

Amos 6:10

And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the Lord.

Amos 6:10, King James Version

Amos 6:10 in other translations

BSB	And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”
WEB	“When a man’s relative carries him, even he who burns him, to bring bodies out of the house, and asks him who is in the innermost parts of the house, ‘Is there yet any with you?’ And he says, ‘No;’ then he will say, ‘Hush! Indeed we must not mention the LORD’s name.’
ASV	And when a man’s uncle shall take him up, even he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is in the innermost parts of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No; then shall he say, Hold thy peace; for we may not make mention of the name of Jehovah.
YLT	And lifted him up hath his loved one, even his burner, To bring forth the bones from the house, And he said to him who is in the sides of the house, ‘Is there yet with thee?' And he said, ‘None,' then he said, ‘Hush! Save to make mention of the name of Jehovah.'
DARBY	And a man's uncle, and he that should burn him, shall take him up to bring out the bones from the house, and shall say unto him that is in the inner parts of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, None. And he will say, Silence! for we may not make mention of Jehovah's name.
BBE	And when a man's relation, even the one who is responsible for burning his body, lifting him up to take his bones out of the house, says to him who is in the inmost part of the house, Is there still anyone with you? and he says, No; then he will say, Keep quiet, for the name of the Lord may not be named.
Webster	And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.

What does Amos 6:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

10. a man's uncle--The nearest relatives had the duty of burying the dead (Ge 25:9; 35:29; Jud 16:31). No nearer relative was left of this man than an uncle. and he that burneth him--the uncle, who is also at the same time the one that burneth him (one of the "ten," Am 6:9). Burial was the usual Hebrew mode of disposing of their dead. But in cases of necessity, as when the men of Jabesh-gilead took the bodies of Saul and his three sons from the walls of Beth-shan and burned them to save them from being insulted by the Philistines, burning was practised. So in this case, to prevent contagion. the bones--that is, the dead body (Ge 50:25). Perhaps here there is an allusion in the phrase to the emaciated condition of the body, which was little else but skin and bones. say unto him that is by the sides of the house--that is, to the only one left of the ten in the interior of the house [Maurer] (compare Note, see on Is 14:13). Hold thy tongue ... we may not ... mention ... the Lord--After receiving the reply, that none is left besides the one addressed, when the man outside fancies the man still surviving inside to be on the point, as was customary, of expressing devout gratitude to God who spared him, the man outside interrupts him, "Hold thy tongue! for there is not now cause for mentioning with praise (Jos 23:7) the name of Jehovah"; for thou also must die; as all the ten are to die to the last man (Am 6:9; compare Am 8:3). Formerly ye boasted in the name of Jehovah, as if ye were His peculiar people; now ye shall be silent and shudder at His name, as hostile to you, and as one from whom ye wish to be hidden (Re 6:16), [Calvin].

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 10 A man's uncle shall take him up - Bp. Newcome says, this obscure verse seems to describe the effects of famine and pestilence during the siege of Samaria. The carcass shall be burnt, and the bones removed with no ceremony of funeral rites, and without the assistance of the nearest kinsman. Solitude shall reign in the house; and if one is left, he must be silent, (see Amo 8:3), and retired, lest he be plundered of his scanty provision! Burning the body, and then collecting the ashes, and putting them into an urn, was deemed the most honorable mode of burial.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 6:8-14

How dreadful, how miserable, is the case of those whose eternal ruin the Lord himself has sworn; for he can execute his purpose, and none can alter it! Those hearts are wretchedly hardened that will not be brought to mention God's name, and to worship him, when the hand of God is gone out against them, when sickness and death are in their families. Those that will not be tilled as fields, shall be abandoned as…

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Amos 6:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּנְשָׂא֞וֹu.ne.sa.'Oand he will lift up himH5375

דּוֹד֣וֹdo.Doloved one hisH1730

וּמְסָרְפ֗וֹu.me.sa.re.Foand [the one who] burns himH5635

לְהוֹצִ֣יאle.ho.Tzi'to bring outH3318

עֲצָמִים֮'a.tza.MimbonesH6106

מִן\־min-fromH4480

הַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.Yitthe houseH1004

וְאָמַ֞רve.'a.Marand he will sayH559

לַאֲשֶׁ֨רla.'a.Sherto [the one] whoH834

בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.Tei[is] in [the] innermost parts ofH3411

הַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004

הַע֥וֹדha.'od¿ stillH5750

עִמָּ֖ךְ'i.Makh[is anyone] with youH5973

וְאָמַ֣רve.'a.Marand he will sayH559

אָ֑פֶס'A.fesnoH657

וְאָמַ֣רve.'a.Marand he will sayH559

הָ֔סHashush!H2013

כִּ֛יkiforH3588

לֹ֥אlo'notH3808

לְהַזְכִּ֖ירle.haz.Kirto bring to remembranceH2142

בְּשֵׁ֥םbe.Shem<in> [the] name ofH8034

יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for Amos 6:10

Amos 8:3
And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord God: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.
1 Samuel 31:12
All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth–shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
Ezekiel 20:39
As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
Amos 5:13
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
Numbers 17:12
And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
Jeremiah 16:6
Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:
Ezekiel 24:21
Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
Jeremiah 44:26
Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the Lord, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord God liveth.
2 Kings 6:33
And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; what should I wait for the Lord any longer?
2 Kings 23:16
And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And a.Abp. Newcome says that this obscure verse seems to describe the effects of the famine and pestilence during the siege of Samaria.
that burneth.
8:3; 1Sa 31:12; 2Ki 23:16; Jer 16:6
Hold.
5:13; Nu 17:12; 2Ki 6:33; Eze 24:21
for.
Jer 44:26; Eze 20:39
we may not make. or, they will not make, or, have not made.

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Context

Amos 6:9
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
Amos 6:10
And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the Lord.
Amos 6:11
For, behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

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Amos 6:10 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y su tío tomará á cada uno, y quemarále para sacar los huesos de casa; y dirá al que estará en los rincones de la casa: ¿Hay aún alguno contigo? Y dirá: No. Y dirá aquél: Calla, que no podemos hacer mención del nombre de Jehová.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	et le parent de l’un d’eux, celui qui doit le brûler, prendra le mort pour sortir de la maison les os, et il dira à celui qui est dans l’intérieur de la maison: Y a-t-il encore quelqu’un auprès de toi? Et il dira: Personne! Et il dira: Silence! car nous ne pouvons faire mention du nom de l’ Éternel.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und hebt einen der Gestorbenen sein Oheim und sein Bestatter auf, um die Gebeine aus dem Hause hinauszuschaffen, und spricht zu dem, der im Innern des Hauses ist: Ist noch jemand bei dir? und dieser sagt: Niemand; so wird er sagen: Still! denn der Name Jehovas darf nicht erwähnt werden.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et tollet eum propinquus suus, et comburet eum, ut efferat ossa de domo; et dicet ei, qui in penetralibus domus est: Numquid adhuc est penes te?