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Amo 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

And a		Abp. Newcome says that this obscure verse seems to describe the effects of the famine and pestilence during the siege of Samaria.
that burneth		Amo 8:3; 1Sa 31:12; 2Ki 23:16; Jer 16:6
Hold		Amo 5:13; Num 17:12; 2Ki 6:33; Eze 24:21
for		Jer 44:26; Eze 20:39
we may not make		or, they will not make, or, have not made.

Correlating Passages

that burneth

	Amo 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.
	1Sa 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.
	2Ki 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.
	Jer 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:

Hold

	Amo 5:13	Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it [is] an evil time.
	Num 17:12	And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
	2Ki 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?
	Eze 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.

for

	Jer 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.
	Eze 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.

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Scott, Thomas. "Amos 6:10," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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