Amos 6:11 Meaning
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
Context Explained
9And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
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.
11For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
12Shall 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:
13Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 24:2
Jesus foretold the destruction of the temple, echoing the judgment theme in Amos.
Isaiah 24:1
Both verses speak of God's judgment on the land.
Jeremiah 51:58
This verse also discusses the destruction of a great city, similar to Amos's warning.
Source: Amos 6:11