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,
Amos 6:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They improvise songs to the sound of the harp and invent their own musical instruments like David. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and invent for themselves instruments of music like David's, [I Chron. 23:5.] American Standard Version (1901) that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments of music, like David; Common English Bible who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp, and, like David, compose tunes on musical instruments; Catholic Public Domain Version You sing to the sound of stringed instruments; they consider themselves to have the musical abilities of David. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version You that sing to the sound of the psaltery: they have thought themselves to have instruments of music like David; |
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,
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.
four thousand are to be gatekeepers, and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the instruments that I have made for worship.’
The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
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. ,
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.
I will put an end to the noise of your songs, and the sound of your lyres will no longer be heard.
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! ’
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.
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;