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howlings

Meaning of “howlings”

Loud cries of distress or lamentation.

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First occurrence: Amos 8:3

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Amos 8:3
And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord God: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 8:3 · retained source text

And the songs of the Temples shalbe howlings in that day, sayth the LORD God: there shall be many dead bodies in euery place, they shall cast them foorth with silence.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shall howle.

1611 marginal noteHeb. be silent.

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