Amos 6:10
And 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.
Amos, whose message includes this verse, was a herdsman and fruit gardener from Tekoa about twelve miles south of Jerusalem. He was called to prophesy to the northern kingdom at Bethel and Samaria during the reign of Jeroboam II just after his great successes. The verse belongs to his denunciation of idolatry and depravity, including luxurious houses of hewn stone paneled with ivory with feasting and music gained by violence and robbery. He also denounced selling the poor and needy, using false weights and measures, corrupt judges, and hatred of uprightness.
The verse teaches that justice between man and man is a divine foundation of society. It teaches that privilege implies responsibility, so that nations, and by analogy individuals, must live up to their granted light and knowledge, and that failure brings sure punishment. It teaches that elaborate worship insults God when will and conduct do not conform to His requirements.