Amos 5:23

Take away from me your noisy songs; I don't want to hear the music of your stringed instruments.

Amos 6:5

They sing to the tune of stringed instruments; like David they invent musical instruments.

Amos 8:3

The women singing in the temple will wail in that day." The sovereign Lord is speaking. "There will be many corpses littered everywhere! Be quiet!"

Amos 8:10

I will turn your festivals into funerals, and all your songs into funeral dirges. I will make everyone wear funeral clothes and cause every head to be shaved bald. I will make you mourn as if you had lost your only son; when it ends it will indeed have been a bitter day.

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Summary

Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.

The noise

Bible References

The noise

Amos 6:5
They sing to the tune of stringed instruments; like David they invent musical instruments.
Amos 8:3
The women singing in the temple will wail in that day." The sovereign Lord is speaking. "There will be many corpses littered everywhere! Be quiet!"

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