Amo 5:22-23 | NET2full | STEP | Even if you offer me burnt and grain offerings , I will not be satisfied ; I will not look with favor on your peace offerings of fattened calves .

‏ Amos 5:22-23

22 Even if you offer me burnt and grain offerings, ^{▼▼tn Heb “burnt offerings and your grain offerings.”} I will not be satisfied;
I will not look with favor on your peace offerings of fattened calves. ^{▼▼tn Heb “Peace offering[s], your fattened calves, I will not look at.”}
23 Take away from me your ^{▼▼tn In this verse the second person suffixes are singular and not plural like they are in vv. 21-22 and vv. 25-27. Some have suggested that perhaps a specific individual or group within the nation is in view.} noisy songs;
I don’t want to hear the music of your stringed instruments. ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew word probably refers to “harps” (NASB, NIV, NRSV) or “lutes” (NEB).}