Amos 8:3
“The songs of the temple will be wailings in that day," says the Lord Yahweh. "The dead bodies will be many. In every place they will throw them out with silence.”
— Amos 8:3
About this verse
Amos 8:3 comes from the book of Amos, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is temple. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophetic_oracle genre of biblical literature. Key themes include judgment, death. Notable phrases: songs will be wailings; dead bodies many. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
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Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
prophetic_oracle
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