Adam Clarke Commentary - Amos 6:10

Adam Clarke Commentary - Amos 6:10 - 6:10

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Amos 6:10 - 6:10

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6:1 - 6:1
6:2 - 6:2
6:3 - 6:3
6:4 - 6:4
6:5 - 6:5
6:6 - 6:6
6:7 - 6:7
6:8 - 6:8
6:9 - 6:9
6:10 - 6:10
6:11 - 6:11
6:12 - 6:12
6:13 - 6:13
6:14 - 6:14

A man’s uncle shall take him up - Bp. Newcome says, this obscure verse seems to describe the effects of famine and pestilence during the siege of Samaria. The carcass shall be burnt, and the bones removed with no ceremony of funeral rites, and without the assistance of the nearest kinsman. Solitude shall reign in the house; and if one is left, he must be silent, (see Amo 8:3), and retired, lest he be plundered of his scanty provision! Burning the body, and then collecting the ashes, and putting them into an urn, was deemed the most honorable mode of burial.