For what didst thou hide to break away, and didst steal me, and didst not announce to me? and I will send thee away with gladness and with songs, with the drum and with the harp?
Amos 6:5 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876 Prating upon the mouth of the lyre, as David they invented to them instruments of music; 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; |
For what didst thou hide to break away, and didst steal me, and didst not announce to me? and I will send thee away with gladness and with songs, with the drum and with the harp?
And David will say to the chiefs of the Levites to cause their brethren to stand singing with every instrument of song, lyres and harps, and cymbals, causing to hear to lift up with the voice for joy.
And four thousand gate keepers, and four thousand praising to Jehovah with instruments which I made to praise.
And the Levites will stand with all the instruments of David, and the priests with trumpets.
I gathered to me also silver and gold, and the wealth of kings, and the provinces: I made to me men singing and women singing, and the delights of the sons of men, a wife and mistresses.
And there was the harp and the lyre, the drum and the pipe, and the wine of their drinking's: but the work of Jehovah they will not look at, and the work of his hands they saw not
And I caused the noise of thy songs to cease and the voice of thy harps shall no more be heard.
Remove from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the music of thy lyres.
The songs of the temple wailed in that day, says the Lord Jehovah; many a corpse in every place being cast forth: silence.
For the time of life passed over sufficient for us to have wrought the will of the nations, having gone in licentiousness, eager desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings, and criminal idolatries:
And the voice of harp players, and musicians, and flute players, and trumpeters, should be heard in thee no more; and every artist of every art be found no more in thee; and the voice of the millstone should be heard no more in thee;