23 Take thou away from me the multitude of thy songs (for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.)

24 And let judgment run down as [a]waters, and righteousness as a mighty river.

25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:24 Do your duty to God, and to your neighbor, and so ye shall feel his grace plentifully, if you show your abundant affections according to God’s word.

23 Away with the noise of your songs!
    I will not listen to the music of your harps.(A)
24 But let justice(B) roll on like a river,
    righteousness(C) like a never-failing stream!(D)

25 “Did you bring me sacrifices(E) and offerings
    forty years(F) in the wilderness, people of Israel?

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