Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Amos 5:23 in English Standard Version "Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen." Isa 5:12 They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord, or see the work of his hands. Am 6:5 who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music, Am 8:3 The songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day,” declares the Lord God. “So many dead bodies!” “They are thrown everywhere!” “Silence!”