Amos 6:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;”
Amos 6:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 6:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Amos 6:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“who strum on the strings of a harp, who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;”
Amos 6:5 — World English Bible
Amos 6:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments of music, like David; ”
Amos 6:5 — American Standard Version
Amos 6:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Who are taking part according to the psaltery, Like David they invented for themselves instruments of music;”
Amos 6:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 6:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that chant to the sound of the lute, [and] invent them instruments of music, like David; ”
Amos 6:5 — Darby Translation
Amos 6:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They sing to the sounde of the viole: they inuent to themselues instruments of musike like Dauid.”
Amos 6:5 — Geneva Bible
Amos 6:5 in Context — Amos 6
3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
5 That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
7 Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
What Does Amos 6:5 Mean?
Amos 6:5 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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