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And if there are ten men left in one house, they will die.(A) 10 A close relative[a] and burner[b](B) will remove his corpse[c] from the house. He will call to someone in the inner recesses of the house, ‘Any more with you? ’

That person will reply, ‘None.’

Then he will say, ‘Silence, because the Lord’s name must not be invoked.’(C)

11 For the Lord commands:

The large house will be smashed to pieces,
and the small house to rubble.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 6:10 Lit His uncle
  2. 6:10 A burner of incense, a memorial fire, or a body; Hb obscure
  3. 6:10 Lit remove bones