Amos 6:10 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Amid so many dead, a survivor warns against even naming the LORD, lest more judgment fall.
What Does Amos 6:10 Mean?
The grim work of clearing the dead falls to a relative who comes to carry out the bones. He calls into the depths of the silent house, asking if anyone else is left alive, and the answer comes back: "No." The household that once feasted is now a place of corpses and hushed voices. The horror is conveyed not in shouting but in whispers.
Then the strangest word of all: "Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD." Fear has so gripped the survivors that they dare not even speak God's name, as if any mention might draw fresh disaster. It is the dread of people who have felt the weight of His hand and now flinch from Him. Where there should be a turning toward God in repentance, there is only terror -- a heart that has waited too long to call on the One it now fears to name.
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What does Amos 6:10 mean?
Amid so many dead, a survivor warns against even naming the LORD, lest more judgment fall.