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23 Remove from Me the tumult of your songs;
I will not even listen to the melody of your harps.

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Those who lay down on beds of ivory
And sprawl on their (A)couches
And (B)eat lambs from the flock
And calves from the midst of the stall,
Who improvise to the [a]sound of the harp,
And like David have [b]composed (C)songs for themselves,

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:5 Lit mouth
  2. Amos 6:5 Or invented musical instruments

10 Then I will (A)overturn your feasts into mourning
And all your songs into [a]lamentation;
And I will bring up (B)sackcloth on everyone’s loins
And baldness on every head.
And I will make it (C)like a time of mourning for an only son,
And the end of it will be like a bitter day.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:10 Or a dirge