Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Take the noise of your songs away from Me; for I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments.
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.
A Conservative Version
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs, for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
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 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 Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your food offerings, I will not be pleased. Nor will I regard the peace offerings of your fat animals. 23 Take the noise of your songs away from Me; for I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments. 24 But let judgment roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.
Names
Cross References
Amos 6:5
who chant with the mouth of the harp; they invent instruments of music for themselves, like David;
Amos 8:3
And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, says the Lord Jehovah. The dead bodies shall be many. In every place one shall throw them out, saying, Hush!
Amos 8:10
And I will turn your feast into mourning, and all your songs into weeping; and I will bring up sackcloth on all loins, and baldness on every head. And I will make it like the mourning of an only son, and the end of it like a bitter day.