Amos 5:23
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
Context
This verse from Amos Chapter 5 connects to 3 cross-references. A funeral lament over fallen Israel: the maiden Israel has fallen with no one to raise her up. God calls for seeking him rather than Bethel and declares that his day — the day of the Lord — is darkness …
Other Translations
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
Turn aside from Me the noise of thy songs, Yea, the praise of thy psaltery I hear not.
Take away from me the noise of your songs; my ears are shut to the melody of your instruments.
Cross References
And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth …
And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord God: there shall be many …
That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;