Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs, for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
New American Standard Bible
I will not even listen to the sound of your harps.
King James Version
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
Holman Bible
I will not listen to the music of your harps.
International Standard Version
Spare me your noisy singing I will not listen to your musical instruments.
American Standard Version
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
Amplified
“Take the noise of your songs away from Me [they are an irritation]!
I shall not even listen to the melody of your harps.
Bible in Basic English
Take away from me the noise of your songs; my ears are shut to the melody of your instruments.
Darby Translation
Take away from me the noise of thy songs, and I will not hear the melody of thy lutes;
Julia Smith Translation
Remove from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the music of thy lyres.
King James 2000
Take away from me the noise of your songs; for I will not hear the melody of your harps.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Remove from me the noise of your songs, and I do not want to hear the melody of your harps!
Modern King James verseion
Take the noise of your songs away from Me; for I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Away with that noise of thy songs, I will not hear thy plays of music:
NET Bible
Take away from me your noisy songs; I don't want to hear the music of your stringed instruments.
New Heart English Bible
Take away from me the noise of your songs. I will not listen to the music of your harps.
The Emphasized Bible
Take thou away from me, the noise of thy songs, - Even the melody of thy harps, will I not hear.
Webster
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
World English Bible
Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
Youngs Literal Translation
Turn aside from Me the noise of thy songs, Yea, the praise of thy psaltery I hear not.
Themes
Chosen Instruments » Trumpets » Viols
Music » Instruments of » Viol, a lyre
Musical instruments » Trumpets » Viols
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 5:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Day Of Yahweh
22 Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them, nor will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts. 23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs, for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. 24 But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Names
Cross References
Amos 6:5
who sing idle songs to the sound of the viol, who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David,
Amos 8:3
And the songs of the temple shall be wailings in that day, says lord LORD. The dead bodies shall be many. In every place they shall cast them forth with silence.
Amos 8:10
And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation. And I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head, and I will make it as the mourning for an only son, and the end thereof as a b