Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Amos 5:23

“Take away from me the tumult of thy songs: and I will not hear the canticles of thy harp.”

“Take . . . away from me--literally, "Take away, from upon Me"; the idea being that of a burden pressing upon the bearer. So Isa 1:14, "They are a trouble unto Me (literally, 'a burden upon Me'): I am weary to bear them." the noise of thy songs--The hymns and instrumental music on sacred occasions are to Me nothing but a disagreeable noise. I will not hear--Isaiah substitutes "prayers" (Isa 1:15) for the "songs" and "melody" here; but, like Amos, closes with "I will not hear."”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.