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Amos 6:7-11

King James Version (KJV)

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7. Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. 8. The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. 9. And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. 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. 11. For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

Amos 6:7-11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 6:7

Theological / Devotional

Go captive. Verses 7-11 foretell the punishment of the nation for the crimes mentioned in vs. 1-6. Rejected by God, the Israelites are to go into captivity and utter ruin. Israel’s unfortunate distinction is that it will be the “first” of the two Israelitish kingdoms thus to go.

Banquet. Heb. mirzach, “a cult festival,” that is, one of the debauching feasts that were held in honor of an idol.

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