Amos 5:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Amos 5:23

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

The noise

Amos 6:5

Amos 8:3

Bible References

The noise

Who improvise to the sound of the harp—
Like David they have composed songs for themselves—

In that day, the songs of the palace shall turn to wailing,” says the Lord God. “There will be many dead bodies; in [sacred] silence they will throw them everywhere.”