13 Therefore at [a]such a time the prudent person (A)keeps quiet, because it is an evil time.

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  1. Amos 5:13 Lit that time

13 Therefore the prudent keep quiet(A) in such times,
    for the times are evil.(B)

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[a]The (A)songs of the palace will turn to (B)wailing on that day,” declares the Lord God. “The (C)corpses will be many; in every place [b]they will throw them out. [c]Hush!”

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  1. Amos 8:3 Lit They will howl the palace songs
  2. Amos 8:3 Lit he has thrown
  3. Amos 8:3 An order for sacred silence

“In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “the songs in the temple will turn to wailing.[a](A) Many, many bodies—flung everywhere! Silence!(B)

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  1. Amos 8:3 Or “the temple singers will wail