Amos 6:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Making foolish songs to the sound of corded instruments, and designing for themselves instruments of music, like David;

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 5:12 : 12 And corded instruments and wind-instruments and wine are in their feasts: but they give no thought to the work of the Lord, and they are not interested in what his hands are doing.
  • Amos 5:23 : 23 Take away from me the noise of your songs; my ears are shut to the melody of your instruments.
  • 1 Chr 23:5 : 5 Four thousand were door-keepers; and four thousand gave praise to the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, for giving praise.
  • Job 21:11-12 : 11 They send out their young ones like a flock, and their children have pleasure in the dance, 12 They make songs to the instruments of music, and are glad at the sound of the pipe.
  • Eccl 2:8 : 8 I got together silver and gold and the wealth of kings and of countries. I got makers of song, male and female; and the delights of the sons of men--girls of all sorts to be my brides.
  • Gen 31:27 : 27 Why did you make a secret of your flight, not giving me word of it, so that I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with melody and music?
  • 1 Chr 15:16 : 16 And David gave orders to the chief of the Levites to put their brothers the music-makers in position, with instruments of music, corded instruments and brass, with glad voices making sounds of joy.
  • Amos 8:3 : 3 And the songs of the king's house will be cries of pain in that day, says the Lord God: great will be the number of the dead bodies, and everywhere they will put them out without a word.
  • 1 Pet 4:3 : 3 Because for long enough, in times past, we have been living after the way of the Gentiles, given up to the desires of the flesh, to drinking and feasting and loose behaviour and unclean worship of images;
  • Rev 18:22 : 22 And the voice of players and makers of music will never again be sounding in you: and no worker, expert in art, will ever again be living in you; and there will be no sound of the crushing of grain any more at all in you;

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  • Isa 5:11-12
    2 verses
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    11 Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!

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  • Job 21:12
    76%

    12 They make songs to the instruments of music, and are glad at the sound of the pipe.

  • Amos 6:6-7
    2 verses
    76%

    6 Drinking wine in basins, rubbing themselves with the best oils; but they have no grief for the destruction of Joseph.

    7 So now they will go away prisoners with the first of those who are made prisoners, and the loud cry of those who were stretched out will come to an end.

  • 2 Sam 6:5
    75%

    5 And David and all the men of Israel made melody before the Lord with all their power, with songs and with corded instruments and instruments of brass.

  • 1 Chr 15:16
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    16 And David gave orders to the chief of the Levites to put their brothers the music-makers in position, with instruments of music, corded instruments and brass, with glad voices making sounds of joy.

  • Ps 98:5-6
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    72%

    5 Make melody to the Lord with instruments of music; with a corded instrument and the voice of song.

    6 With wind instruments and the sound of the horn, make a glad cry before the Lord, the King.

  • Ps 92:3
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    3 On a ten-corded instrument, and on an instrument of music with a quiet sound.

  • Ps 81:2
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    2 Take up the melody, playing on an instrument of music, even on corded instruments.

  • Dan 3:5
    71%

    5 That when the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all sorts of instruments, comes to your ears, you are to go down on your faces in worship before the image of gold which Nebuchadnezzar the king has put up:

  • 1 Chr 13:8
    70%

    8 Then David and all Israel made melody before God with all their strength, with songs and corded instruments of music, and with brass instruments and horns.

  • Ps 33:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2 Give praise to the Lord on the corded instrument; make melody to him with instruments of music.

    3 Make a new song to him; playing expertly with a loud noise.

  • Ps 149:3
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    3 Let them give praise to his name in the dance: let them make melody to him with instruments of brass and corded instruments of music.

  • Amos 5:23
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    23 Take away from me the noise of your songs; my ears are shut to the melody of your instruments.

  • Ps 150:3-4
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    70%

    3 Give him praise with the sound of the horn: give him praise with corded instruments of music.

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  • Isa 24:8-9
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    69%

    8 The pleasing sound of all instruments of music has come to an end, and the voices of those who are glad.

    9 There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it.

  • Ps 68:25
    69%

    25 The makers of songs go before, the players of music come after, among the young girls playing on brass instruments.

  • Dan 3:10
    69%

    10 You, O King, have given an order that every man, when the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all sorts of instruments, comes to his ears, is to go down on his face in worship before the image of gold:

  • 2 Chr 7:6
    68%

    6 And the priests were in their places, and the Levites with their instruments of music for the Lord's song, which David the king had made for the praise of the Lord whose mercy is unchanging for ever, when David gave praise by their hand; and the priests were sounding horns before them; and all Israel were on their feet.

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    39 So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.

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    9 I will make a new song to you, O God; I will make melody to you on an instrument of ten cords.

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    28 So all Israel took up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, with loud cries and with horns and brass and corded instruments sounding loudly.

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    68%

    8 Their land is full of images; they give worship to the work of their hands, even to that which their fingers have made.

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    67%

    1 Further, David and the chiefs of the servants of the holy place made selection of certain of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun for the work of prophets, to make melody with corded instruments and brass; and the number of the men for the work they had to do was:

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    67%

    1 A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.

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    67%

    3 For there those who had taken us prisoners made request for a song; and those who had taken away all we had gave us orders to be glad, saying, Give us one of the songs of Zion.

  • 2 Chr 29:25-26
    2 verses
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    25 Then he put the Levites in their places in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments of music as ordered by David and Gad, the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for the order was the Lord's, given by his prophets.

    26 So the Levites took their places with David's instruments, and the priests with their horns.

  • Hos 7:14
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    14 And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.

  • Eph 5:19
    67%

    19 Joining with one another in holy songs of praise and of the Spirit, using your voice in songs and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

  • 1 Chr 16:5
    67%

    5 Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Uzziel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Mattithiah and Eliab and Benaiah and Obed-edom and Jeiel, with corded instruments of music; and Asaph, with brass instruments sounding loudly;

  • 1 Chr 6:31-32
    2 verses
    67%

    31 And these are those whom David made responsible for the music in the house of the Lord, after the ark had rest.

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    67%

    6 All these, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.

  • 2 Chr 20:28
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    28 So they came to Jerusalem with corded instruments and wind-instruments into the house of the Lord.

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    32 As an expert designer of beautiful things, working in gold and silver and brass;

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    63 Take note of them when they are seated, and when they get up; I am their song.

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    11 And with the sandal-wood the king made steps for the house of the Lord and for the king's house, and instruments of music for the makers of melody; never before had such been seen in the land of Judah.

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    18 Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his hope in them.

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    7 So at that time, all the people, when the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, and all sorts of instruments, came to their ears, went down on their faces in worship before the image of gold which Nebuchadnezzar the king had put up.

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    14 The old men are no longer seated in the doorway, and the music of the young men has come to an end.