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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
man’s uncle	דּוֹד֣וֹ do.Do	H1730	(figuratively) to love · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
up	וּנְשָׂא֞וֹ u.ne.sa.'O	H5375	to lift · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
burneth	וּמְסָרְפ֗וֹ u.me.sa.re.Fo	H5635	to cremate · conjunction + verb, piel active participle, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
out	לְהוֹצִ֣יא le.ho.Tzi'	H3318	to go (causatively · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
bones	עֲצָמִים֮ 'a.tza.Mim	H6106	a bone (as strong) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
house	הַבַּיִת֒ ha.ba.Yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
say	וְאָמַ֞ר ve.'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sides	בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י be.yar.ke.Tei	H3411	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct
house	הַבַּ֛יִת ha.Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
say	וְאָמַ֣ר ve.'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
No	אָ֑פֶס 'A.fes	H657	cessation · noun, common masculine singular absolute
say	וְאָמַ֣ר ve.'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
tongue	הָ֔ס Has	H2013	to hush · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
mention	לְהַזְכִּ֖יר le.haz.Kir	H2142	properly · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
name	בְּשֵׁ֥ם be.Shem	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

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…
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 ca…
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…
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 ma…
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, th…
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…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 6:8–end

In the former part of the chapter we had these secure Israelites loading themselves with pleasures, as if they could never be made merry enough; here we have God loading them with punishments, as if they could never be made miserable enough. And observe, I. How strongly this burden is bound on, not to be shaken off by their presumption and security; for it is bound by the Lord the God of hosts, by his mighty, his almighty, hand, which none can resist; it is bound with an oath, which puts the sentence past revocation: The Lord God has sworn, and he will not repent, and, since he could swear by no greater, he has sworn by himself. How dreadful, how miserable, is the case of those whose ruin, w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 6:10

a man's uncle--The nearest relatives had the duty of burying the dead (Gen 25:9; Gen 35:29; Jdg 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," Amo 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 (Gen 50:25). Perhaps here there is an allusion in the phrase…

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Adam Clarke on Amos 6:10

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.

Dictionary and topics

Cremation · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Plague Or Pestilence, The · Desolating effects of — Desolating effects of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Amos 6:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 6:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 6:10

Adam Clarke on Amos 6:10

Dictionary and topics

Amos 6:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 6:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 6:10

Adam Clarke on Amos 6:10

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Amos 6:10

John Calvin on Amos 6:10

Keil & Delitzsch on Amos 6:8-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Amos 6:10

Rashi on Amos 6:10