And the songs of the temple shall be wailings in that day,
says the Lord GOD:
there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth in silence.
All Commentaries on Amos 8:3 Go To Amos 8
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Temple, when God comes like a mighty warrior; or when the profane temples shall be pillaged, chap. ix. 1. Hebrew also, "the canticles of the temple or palace shall be changed into lamentations. "
Place. Hebrew, "a multitude of dead bodies shall be cast in every place. Keep silence. "(Calmet)
