Amos 8:3
Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“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.”Amos 8:3
What Does Amos 8:3 Mean?
Amos 8:3 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 8, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Lament.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Amos 8:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 137:4“How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a strange land?”Amos 5:23“Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.”Amos 6:9“And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.”Amos 6:10“And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.”Jeremiah 9:21“For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.”Amos 6:5“That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;”Zephaniah 1:10“And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.”Leviticus 10:3“Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.”Ecclesiastes 3:7“A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;”Lamentations 2:10“The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.”Amos 5:16“Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.”Psalms 39:9“I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.”Isaiah 24:9“They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.”Isaiah 37:36“Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.”Jeremiah 22:18“Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!”Ezekiel 24:17“Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.”Hosea 2:11“I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.”Hosea 7:14“And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.”Hosea 8:1“Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.”Hosea 10:5“The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.”
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