Amos 5:23

הָסֵר מֵעָלַי הֲמוֹן שִׁרֶיךָ וְזִמְרַת נְבָלֶיךָ לֹא אֶשְׁמָֽע ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

22כִּי אִם ־ תַּעֲלוּ ־ לִי עֹלוֹת וּמִנְחֹתֵיכֶם לֹא אֶרְצֶה וְשֶׁלֶם מְרִיאֵיכֶם לֹא אַבִּֽיט ׃

24וְיִגַּל כַּמַּיִם מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה כְּנַחַל אֵיתָֽן ׃

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Cross References

Amos 6:5הַפֹּרְטִים עַל ־ פִּי הַנָּבֶל כְּדָוִיד חָשְׁבוּ לָהֶם כְּלֵי ־ שִֽׁיר ׃

Amos 8:10וְהָפַכְתִּי חַגֵּיכֶם לְאֵבֶל וְכָל ־ שִֽׁירֵיכֶם לְקִינָה וְהַעֲלֵיתִי עַל ־ כָּל ־ מָתְנַיִם שָׂק וְעַל ־ כָּל ־ רֹאשׁ קָרְחָה וְשַׂמְתִּיהָ כְּאֵבֶל יָחִיד וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ כְּיוֹם מָֽר ׃

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 →

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