Amos 5:23
Remove from me the sound of thy songs, and I will not hear the music of thine instruments.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
In Context
24But let judgment roll down as water, and righteousness as an impassable torrent.
Cross References
Amos 6:5who excel in the sound of musical instruments; they have regarded them as abiding, not as fleeting pleasures;
Amos 8:10and I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth on all loins, and baldness on every head; and I will make them as the mourning of a beloved friend, and those with them as a day of grief.
Matthew Henry on Amos 5:22-27
Hypocritical Services Rejected; Threatenings against Israel. ( b. c. 790.) 21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither 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 judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. 25 Have ye offered unto me… Read the whole commentary →