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Amos 6:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

They improvise songs  to the sound of the harp and invent  their own musical instruments like David.

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At their feasts they have lyre, harp, tambourine, flute, and wine. They do not perceive the  Lord’s actions, and they do not see the work of his hands.


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


In that day the temple  songs  will become wailing’   #– #this is the Lord God’s declaration. ‘Many dead bodies, thrown everywhere!  Silence! ’


The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again; no craftsman of any trade will ever be found in you again; the sound of a mill will never be heard in you again;


For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the Gentiles choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behaviour, evil desires,  drunkenness, orgies,  carousing, and lawless idolatry.


I also amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces.  I gathered male and female singers for myself,  and many concubines, the delights of men.  ,


four thousand are to be gatekeepers, and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the instruments that I have made for worship.’


Then David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers and to tell them to raise their voices with joy accompanied by musical instruments #– #harps, lyres, and cymbals.


Why did you secretly flee from me, deceive me, and not tell me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and lyres,


I will put an end to the noise of your songs,  and the sound of your lyres will no longer be heard.


The Levites stood with the instruments of David,  and the priests with the trumpets.





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