1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Amos 8:3 And the hinges of the temple shall screek in that day, saith the Lord God: many shall die: silence shall be cast in every place.

Temple, when God comes like a mighty warrior; or when the profane temples shall be pillaged, Amos 9:1. 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)