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Amos 8:3 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Amos 8:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 8 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. shall be howlings: Heb. shall howl with: Heb. be silent”
Amos 8:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 8:3
The prophecy 'the songs of the temple shall be wailings in that day' announces reversal of worship into mourning. The Hebrew 'shirot hekhal' (temple songs) likely refers to Northern Kingdom shrines at Bethel and Dan (1 Kings 12:28-33), not Jerusalem's temple. These songs of false worship will become 'yelelylu' (wail/howl)—shrieks of anguish. 'Many dead bodies' (rav ha-peger) scattered everywhere in silence emphasizes judgment's totality: so many corpses that survivors can only throw them out silently, too stunned for proper burial or mourning. This echoes Amos's repeated 'I will not revoke the...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 8:3
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“if there remain ten men in one house”
“Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.”
“it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from outside”
“the God of Armies”
“This is what Yahweh spoke of, saying, 'I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.' Aaron held his peace.”
“you priests! Wail”
“behold”
“and the flashing sword”
“you farmers! Wail”
“I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword”