Amos 8:3
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
מָקוֹם
Place, location, standing place. Maqom. This is none other than the house of God. Every place where God meets you becomes holy ground.
שִׁיר
songs of
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שִׁיר
A song, singing. Shiyr. He put a new song in my mouth. Every fresh encounter with God produces fresh praise.
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רַב
many
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רַב
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
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שָׁלַךְ
someone will throw
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שָׁלַךְ
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
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הֵיכָל
the temple
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הֵיכָל
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
an oracle
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הָסָה
hush!
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הָסָה
to hush
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יְהֹוִה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוִה
{YHWH}
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