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Amos 5:23
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KJ21
Take thou away from Me the noise of thy songs, for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
ASV
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
AMP
“Take the noise of your songs away from Me [they are an irritation]! I shall not even listen to the melody of your harps.
AMPC
Take away from Me the noise of your songs, for I will not listen to the melody of your harps.
BRG
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
CSB
Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
CSBA
Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
CEB
Take away the noise of your songs; I won’t listen to the melody of your harps.
CJB
Spare me the noise of your songs! I don’t want to hear the strumming of your lutes!
CEV
No more of your noisy songs! I won't listen when you play your harps.
DARBY
Take away from me the noise of thy songs, and I will not hear the melody of thy lutes;
DRA
Take away from me the tumult of thy songs: and I will not hear the canticles of thy harp.
ERV
Take your noisy songs away from here. I will not listen to the music from your harps.
EASY
When you sing songs to worship me, I will not listen. They are just noise! I do not want to hear the music of your harps.
EHV
Get the noise of your songs away from me! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
ESV
Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen.
ESVUK
Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen.
EXB
Take ·the noise of your songs [or your noisy songs] away from me! I won’t listen to the music of your ·harps [stringed instruments].
GNV
Take thou away from me the multitude of thy songs (for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.)
GW
Spare me the sound of your songs. I won’t listen to the music of your harps.
GNT
Stop your noisy songs; I do not want to listen to your harps.
HCSB
Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
ICB
Take the noise of your songs away from here! I won’t listen to the music of your harps.
ISV
Spare me your noisy singing— I will not listen to your musical instruments.
JUB
Take away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy instruments.
KJV
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
AKJV
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
LSB
Remove from Me the tumult of your songs; I will not even listen to the melody of your harps.
LEB
Remove from me the noise of your songs, and I do not want to hear the melody of your harps!
TLB
Away with your hymns of praise—they are mere noise to my ears. I will not listen to your music, no matter how lovely it is.
MSG
“I can’t stand your religious meetings. I’m fed up with your conferences and conventions. I want nothing to do with your religion projects, your pretentious slogans and goals. I’m sick of your fund-raising schemes, your public relations and image making. I’ve had all I can take of your noisy ego-music. When was the last time you sang to me? Do you know what I want? I want justice—oceans of it. I want fairness—rivers of it. That’s what I want. That’s all I want.
MEV
Take away from Me the noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps.
NOG
Spare me the sound of your songs. I won’t listen to the music of your harps.
NABRE
Take away from me your noisy songs; The melodies of your harps, I will not listen to them.
NASB
Take away from Me the noise of your songs; I will not even listen to the sound of your harps.
NASB1995
“Take away from Me the noise of your songs; I will not even listen to the sound of your harps.
NCB
Spare me the noise of your chanting; I will not listen to the melodies of your harps.
NCV
Take the noise of your songs away from me! I won’t listen to the music of your harps.
NET
Take away from me your noisy songs; I don’t want to hear the music of your stringed instruments.
NIRV
Take the noise of your songs away! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
NIV
Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
NIVUK
Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
NKJV
Take away from Me the noise of your songs, For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments.
NLV
Take the noise of your songs away from Me. I will not listen to the sound of your harps.
NLT
Away with your noisy hymns of praise! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
NRSVA
Take away from me the noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps.
NRSVACE
Take away from me the noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps.
NRSVCE
Take away from me the noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps.
NRSVUE
Take away from me the noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps.
OJB
Take thou away from Me the noise of thy shirim (songs); for I will not hear the melody of thy nevalim (harps).
RGT
“Take away from Me the multitude of your songs (for I will not hear the melody of your viols.)
RSV
Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen.
RSVCE
Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen.
TLV
Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the melody of your harps.
VOICE
And stop making that music for Me—it’s just noise. I will not listen to the melodies you play on the harp.
WEB
Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
WYC
Do thou away from me the noise of thy songs, and I shall not hear the songs of thine harp.
YLT
Turn aside from Me the noise of thy songs, Yea, the praise of thy psaltery I hear not.
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