Amos 6:10 KJV

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.

Thou and Ye

thee, thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

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Thompson Chains

CremationSee the chain from Joshua 7:25 · 3 links

Parallel Passages

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.
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.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

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 Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
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.
Amos 5:13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
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.
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.
Numbers 17:12 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
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.
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.

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Topics

Church Backslidden
Cremation General scriptures concerning
Israel, prophecies concerning Of captivity, famine, and judgments
War Evils of

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible810–784 BC · Amos, in the days of Uzziah and Jeroboam II

Bible Dictionary

LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

And a man's uncle דּוֹדוֹ dôdô דּוֹד Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
shall take him up וּנְשָׂאוֹ ûnĕśāʾwō נָשָׂא Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
and he that burneth וּמְסָרְפוֹ ûmĕsārĕpô סָרַף Verb · piel active participle, masculine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
him, to bring out לְהוֹצִיא lĕhôṣîʾ יָצָא Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition
the bones עֲצָמִים ʿăṣāmîm עֶצֶם Noun · feminine plural
out of the house מִן min Preposition הַבַּיִת habbayit בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular · with the
and shall say וְאָמַר wĕʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
unto him that is by the sides לַאֲשֶׁר laʾăšer Relative · with preposition בְּיַרְכְּתֵי bĕyarkĕtê יְרֵכָה Noun · feminine dual construct · with preposition
of the house הַבַּיִת habbayit בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular · with the
yet any with thee? and he shall say הַעוֹד haʿôd Adverb · with question עִמָּךְ ʿimmāk Preposition · with suffix: second person feminine singular וְאָמַר wĕʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
No אָפֶס ʾāpes אֶפֶס Noun · masculine singular
Then shall he say וְאָמַר wĕʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and כִּי kî Conjunction
Hold thy tongue הָס hās הָסָה Verb · piel imperative, second person masculine singular
for we may not make mention לֹא lōʾ Negative לְהַזְכִּיר lĕhazkîr זָכַר Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition
of the name בְּשֵׁם bĕšēm שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name

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