Verse 23

Take thou away{H5493}{(H8685)} from me the noise{H1995} of thy songs{H7892}; for I will not hear{H8085}{(H8799)} the melody{H2172} of thy viols{H5035}.

Referenced Verses

• Amos 6:5 : 5 That chant{H6527}{(H8802)} to the sound{H6310} of the viol{H5035}, and invent{H2803}{(H8804)} to themselves instruments{H3627} of musick{H7892}, like David{H1732};
• Amos 8:3 : 3 And the songs{H7892} of the temple{H1964} shall be howlings{H3213}{(H8689)} in that day{H3117}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}: there shall be many{H7227} dead bodies{H6297} in every place{H4725}; they shall cast them forth{H7993}{(H8689)} with silence{H2013}{(H8761)}.
• Amos 8:10 : 10 And I will turn{H2015}{(H8804)} your feasts{H2282} into mourning{H60}, and all your songs{H7892} into lamentation{H7015}; and I will bring up{H5927}{(H8689)} sackcloth{H8242} upon all loins{H4975}, and baldness{H7144} upon every head{H7218}; and I will make{H7760}{(H8804)} it as the mourning{H60} of an only{H3173} son, and the end{H319} thereof as a bitter{H4751} day{H3117}.