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At that time there might be ten people left alive in a house. But they will also die. 10 A relative and one who is to prepare bodies for burial may come to get the bodies. One of them will take the bodies out to burn them. He will call to the other and ask, “Are there any other dead bodies with you?”

That person will answer, “No.”

Then the one who asked will say, “Hush! We must not speak the name of the Lord.”

11 The Lord has given the command.
    The large house will be broken into pieces.
    And the small house will be broken into bits.

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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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Footnotes

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