Amos 6:9

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“And if there are ten men left in one house, they too will die.”

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BSBPD

“And if there are ten men left in one house, they too will die.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And if there are left ten persons in one house, It hath come to pass--that they have died.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Amos 6:9 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 2:33And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, your eyes will fail and your heart will grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.
  2. Esther 5:11Haman 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.
  3. Esther 9:10They killed these ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
  4. Job 1:2He had seven sons and three daughters,
  5. Job 1:19when 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!”
  6. Job 20:28The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.
  7. Psalms 109:13May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
  8. Isaiah 14:21Prepare 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.
  9. Amos 5:3This is what the Lord GOD says: “The city that marches out a thousand strong will only see a hundred return, and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have but ten left in the house of Israel.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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