Amos 6:10
Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“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.”Amos 6:10
What Does Amos 6:10 Mean?
Amos 6:10 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 6, verse 10 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Amos 6:10 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”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.”Amos 5:13“Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.”Numbers 17:12“And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.”Jeremiah 9:21“For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.”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:”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 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.”Zephaniah 1:7“Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.”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.”Job 15:4“Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.”Isaiah 26:13“O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.”Jeremiah 8:14“Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.”Hosea 4:15“Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.”Micah 1:10“Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.”Hosea 4:4“Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.”
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