Bible Strands
Amos 6:9
And if there are ten men left in one house, they too will die.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Amos delivers this oracle to the complacent leadership of Israel, pronouncing God’s sworn decree that total destruction will consume their strongest citadels.
The words — The Hebrew אִם (im) means "if," introducing a conditional scenario, while יִוּתְרוּ (yi.vat.ru) literally means "they will remain," emphasizing the dwindling survivors.
The thread — This pattern of near-total eradication echoes Amos 5:3, where a thousand-strong army is reduced to a hundred, reinforcing the theme of inescapable divine judgment.
Why it lands — The text asserts that survival is impossible even in the smallest remnant, demanding the reader confront the absolute certainty and comprehensiveness of God’s coming destruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
Cross-references
- Amos 5:3 This is what the Lord GOD says: “The city that marches out a thousand strong will have but a hundred left, and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have but ten left in the house of Israel.”
- 1 Samuel 2:33 And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.
- Esther 5:11 Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.
- Esther 9:10 They killed these ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
- Job 1:2 He had seven sons and three daughters,
- Job 1:19 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- Job 20:28 The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.
- Psalms 109:13 May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
- Isaiah 14:21 Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the iniquities of their forefathers. They will never rise up to possess a land or cover the earth with their cities.