23 Take away from Me the noise of your songs!
I will not listen to the music of your harps.(A)

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23 Away with the noise of your songs!
    I will not listen to the music of your harps.(A)

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They lie on beds inlaid with ivory,(A)
sprawled out on their couches,(B)
and dine on lambs from the flock(C)
and calves from the stall.
They improvise songs[a] to the sound of the harp(D)
and invent[b] their own musical instruments like David.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 6:5 Hb obscure
  2. Amos 6:5 Or compose on

You lie on beds adorned with ivory
    and lounge on your couches.(A)
You dine on choice lambs
    and fattened calves.(B)
You strum away on your harps(C) like David
    and improvise on musical instruments.(D)

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