Amos 6:8-10

The Lord swore by Himself -- Amos 6:8-10: The Lord God All-powerful promised by His own name that the wicked would be punished. Let us remember that God does exactly the thing He promises and He does it when He promises. Here even God's oath is added to His word. They had angered God by their pride. He hated the fact that they trusted in their fortresses instead of Him. The result was that God would give their city and possessions to their enemies. God promised complete destruction of the cities of Israel. The destruction would be so severe that if ten men survive by hiding in a house all ten of them will die.

God said through Amos, "And when one's relative, the one who anoints him for burial, shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, "Is there still anyone with you?" he shall say, "No"; and he shall say, "Silence! We must not mention the name of the LORD." God had promised the destruction for Israel. It would be no use at that late hour to make any appeal to the Lord help. It was too late.