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Amos 5

Amos 5:23

Woe to Rebellious Israel · Amos 5:16–27
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Translations

Modern
Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
Traditional
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
Literal
Turn aside from Me the noise of your songs, and the music of your harps I will not hear.
Latin
Aufer a me tumultum carminum tuorum; et cantica lyræ tuæ non audiam.

Original

Hebrew
English
Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.

Notes

Amos 5:21–27

Amos again confronts the religious hypocrisy and spiritual unfaithfulness of the Israelites. They practiced worship outwardly, but their lives did not match faithfulness to God (see Amos 4:4–5; Isaiah 1:10–20).

Amos 5:18–6:14

The pronouncements of sorrow in this section develop two main themes:

  1. Israel’s apostasy (turning away from God) would make the day of the Lord a day of judgment, not salvation; and

  2. Judah’s spiritual complacency (feeling satisfied and unconcerned about faithfulness to God) would also bring judgment.

Events

Parallels

Acts 7:39–43

Glossary

Book of Amos Last Days Musical Instruments Offerings and Sacrifices Prophecy Viol Wrath of God

Topics

Formalism: General Scriptures Concerning Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning Music: Instruments of Viol Music: Instruments of Viol, a Lyre Offerings: Useless when not Accompanied by Genuine Piety Worship: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To