23 “Take away from Me the noise of your songs;
I will not even listen to the sound of your harps.

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Those who recline 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 sound of the harp,
And like David have [a]composed (C)songs for themselves,

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:5 Or invented musical instruments

10 “Then I will (A)turn your festivals into mourning
And all your songs into [a]lamentation;
And I will bring (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