Catholic Public Domain Version
"And the hinges of the temple will creak in that day, says the Lord God. Many will die. Silence will be thrown away in all places. "
— Amos 8:3, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord God: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.”
“And the songs of the temple shall be wailings in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah: the dead bodies shall be many; in every place shall they cast them forth with silence. ”
“The songs of the temple will be wailings in that day," says the Lord Yahweh. "The dead bodies will be many. In every place they will throw them out with silence.”
“The women singing in the temple will wail in that day.” The Sovereign LORD is speaking.“There will be many corpses littered everywhere! Be quiet!””
“And the hinges of the temple shall screak in that day, saith the Lord God: many shall die: silence shall be cast in every place.”
“And the songs of the king's house will be cries of pain in that day, says the Lord God: great will be the number of the dead bodies, and everywhere they will put them out without a word.”
“And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord God: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.”
These things the Lord has revealed to me. And behold, a hook to draw down fruit.
And he said, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A hook to draw down fruit.” And the Lord said to me, “The end has come for my people Israel. I will no longer pass through them.”
And the hinges of the temple will creak in that day, says the Lord God. Many will die. Silence will be thrown away in all places.
Hear this, you who crush the poor and who make those in need of land to do without.
You say, “When will the first day of the month be over, so we can sell our wares, and the Sabbath, so we can open the grain: in order that we may decrease the measure, and increase the price, and substitute deceitful scales,
in order that we may possess the destitute with money, and the poor for a pair of shoes, and may sell even the refuse of the grain?”