Amos 6:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Amos 6:9

7 Therefore they shall now go ^acaptive as the first of the captives,
And those who recline at banquets shall be removed.

8 ^aThe Lord God has sworn by Himself,
The Lord God of hosts says:
“I abhor ^bthe pride of Jacob,
And hate his palaces;
Therefore I will deliver up the city
And all that is in it.”

9 Then it shall come to pass, that if ten men remain in one house, they shall die.

10 And when¹ a relative of the dead, with one who will burn the bodies, picks up the² bodies to take them out of the house, he will say to one inside the house, “Are there any more with you?” Then someone will say, “None.” And he will say, ^a“Hold your tongue! ^bFor we dare not mention the name of the Lord.”

11 For behold, ^athe Lord gives a command:
^bHe will break the great house into bits,
And the little house into pieces.

12 Do horses run on rocks?
Does one plow there with oxen?
Yet ^ayou have turned justice into gall,
And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,

Verse Comparison: Amos 6:9

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American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

Amplified® Bible
And it shall come to pass that if there remain ten men in one house, they shall die [by the pestilence that comes with war].

Contemporary English Version
If only ten of you survive by hiding in a house you will still die.

Darby English Version
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

Good News Bible
If there are ten men left in a family, they will die.

King James Version
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

New American Standard Bible
And it will be, if ten men are left in one house, they will die.

New International Version
If ten men are left in one house, they too will die.

New King James Version
Then it shall come to pass, that if ten men remain in one house, they shall die.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And it will occur, if ten men remain left in one house, they will die.

Revised Standard Version
And if ten men remain in one house, they shall die.

Young's Literal Translation
And if there are left ten persons in one house, It hath come to pass -- that they have died.

New English Translation
If ten men are left in one house, they too will die.

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