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Amos 6:7–11

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¶ Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
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.
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
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.
For, behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
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From verse 7

  1. Amos 7:11Rank 1 from verse 7
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    11For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.

  2. 1 Kings 20:16–20Rank 2 from verse 7
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    16And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

    17And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.

    18And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

    19So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.

    20And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.

  3. Amos 5:5Rank 3 from verse 7
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    5But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.

  4. Daniel 5:4–6Rank 4 from verse 7
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    4They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

    5¶ In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

    6Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

  5. Amos 5:27Rank 5 from verse 7
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    27Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts.

From verse 8

  1. Jeremiah 51:14Rank 1 from verse 8
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    14The Lord of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.

  2. Amos 4:2Rank 2 from verse 8
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    2The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

  3. Amos 8:7Rank 3 from verse 8
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    7The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

  4. Jeremiah 22:5Rank 4 from verse 8
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    5But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.

  5. Psalms 47:4Rank 5 from verse 8
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    4He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

From verse 9

  1. Amos 5:3Rank 1 from verse 9
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    3For thus saith the Lord God; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.

  2. 1 Samuel 2:33Rank 2 from verse 9
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    33And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.

  3. Esther 5:11Rank 3 from verse 9
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    11And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

  4. Esther 9:10Rank 4 from verse 9
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    10The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.

  5. Isaiah 14:21Rank 5 from verse 9
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    21Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

From verse 10

  1. 1 Samuel 31:12Rank 1 from verse 10
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    12All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

  2. Amos 8:3Rank 2 from verse 10
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    3And 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.

  3. Amos 5:13Rank 3 from verse 10
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    13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

  4. Ezekiel 20:39Rank 4 from verse 10
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    39As 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.

  5. Ezekiel 24:21Rank 5 from verse 10
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    21Speak 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.

From verse 11

  1. Amos 3:15Rank 1 from verse 11
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    15And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the Lord.

  2. Isaiah 55:11Rank 2 from verse 11
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    11So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

  3. 2 Kings 25:9Rank 3 from verse 11
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    9And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.

  4. Amos 6:8Rank 4 from verse 11
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    8The 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.

  5. Amos 9:9Rank 5 from verse 11
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    9For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.

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DEFINED WORDS

Amos 6:7

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

removed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of remove, meaning to take or put away in any manner; to cause to leave a person or thing; to banish or destroy. To cause to change place; to put from its place in any manner.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Amos 6:8

COMBINED MEANING

Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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GOD

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The divine name of the living God, used chiefly in the title Lord GOD.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sworn

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Bound, promised, affirmed, testified, or covenanted by a solemn oath; or caused another to enter such an obligation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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excellency

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Surpassing greatness, dignity, superiority, or an eminent and highly valued quality.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hate

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To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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deliver

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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

therein

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In, within, during, or concerning that place, person, thing, condition, time, or matter previously mentioned.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Amos 6:9

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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remain

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Sense 1: To be left or still exist after others are gone, removed, consumed, or destroyed. Sense 2: To stay, abide, or continue in a place, state, condition, or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Amos 6:10

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hold

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Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tongue

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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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mention

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Sense 1: To speak of, name, or refer to. Sense 2: As a noun, a spoken reference or remembrance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Amos 6:11

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

commandeth

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Third-person singular present form of command (to bid; to order; to direct; to charge; implying authority, and power to control, and to require obedience).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

smite

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To strike, hit, beat, wound, kill, defeat, destroy, afflict, plague, or bring a forceful blow, judgment, correction, or rebuke upon someone or something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

clefts

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Splits, cracks, or narrow openings made by dividing rock or another substance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

7¶ Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.

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8The 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.

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9And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

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10And 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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11For, behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

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12¶ Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

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