The mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases.
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The mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases.
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The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
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The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
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Passages linked to Isaiah 24:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Hosea 2:11 I will also cause all her celebrations to cease: her feasts, her new moons, her Sabbaths, and all her solemn assemblies.
- Jeremiah 7:34 Then I will cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land will become a waste.”
- Ezekiel 26:13 I will cause the noise of your songs to cease. The sound of your harps won’t be heard any more.
- Revelation 18:22 The voice of harpists, minstrels, flute players, and trumpeters will be heard no more at all in you. No craftsman, of whatever craft, will be found any more at all in you. The sound of a mill will be heard no more at all in you.
- Jeremiah 16:9 For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.
- Jeremiah 25:10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
- Isaiah 5:12 The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don’t respect the work of Yahweh, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
- Isaiah 23:15-16 It will come to pass in that day that Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king. After the end of seventy years it will be to Tyre like in the song of the prostitute. Take a harp; go about the city, you prostitute that has been forgotten. Make sweet melody. Sing many songs, that you may be remembered.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Isa 24:8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise…
Isa 24:8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
Ver. 8. The mirth of tabrets ceaseth.] Quicquid laetitiarum fuit, in luctum vertitur.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Tabrets; which they used in their feasts and revellings.
Tabrets; which they used in their feasts and revellings.
The noise: the word properly signifies a roaring noise and confused clamour, such as drunken men make, Psa 78:65; Zec 9:15.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The mirth of tabrets ceaseth,.... Or of drums, and…
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth,.... Or of drums, and such like musical instruments, used at junketings and jovial feasts. So when Babylon is fallen, the voice of harpers and musicians, and of pipers and trumpeters, shall be heard no more therein, Rev 18:22,
the noise of them that rejoice endeth; the tumultuous noise of revelling persons at feasts and banquets, at marriages, and such like seasons; and so it is said, that when Babylon is destroyed, the voice of the bridegroom and the bride shall be heard no more at all therein, or the joy expressed on such occasions by their friends and companions, Rev 18:23,
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the joy of the harp ceaseth; an instrument of music used on joyful occasions; the voice of harpers is particularly mentioned in Rev 18:22.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Tabrets - Which they used in their feasts. The…
Tabrets - Which they used in their feasts. The noise - The word properly signifies a confused clamour, such as drunken men make.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 8. The mirth, &c.] שאון sheon, the noise.…
Verse 8. The mirth, &c.] שאון sheon, the noise. גאון geon, the pride, is the reading of three of De Rossi's MSS., with the Septuagint and Arabic.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The mirth of tabrets - The joy and exultation…
The mirth of tabrets - The joy and exultation which is produced by tabrets. On the words ‘tabret’ (תף tôph) and ‘harp’ (כנור kinnôr), see the notes at Isa 5:12.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain (Rev 18:22).
(Rev 18:22).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8, 9. On the use of music at feasts,…
8, 9. On the use of music at feasts, along with wine, see ch. Isa_5:11-12; Amo_6:5. The verbs in Isa_24:9 should be rendered in the present tense.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (8) The mirth of tabrets . . .—The words…
(8) The mirth of tabrets . . .—The words point to the processions of women with timbrels (tambourines) and sacred harps or lyres, like those of Exo_15:20; Jdg_11:34; 1Sa_18:6, as was customary in seasons of victory. (Comp. the striking parallel of 1Ma_3:45.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The mirth of tabrets... of the harp ceaseth. (comp.…
The mirth of tabrets... of the harp ceaseth. (comp. Isa_5:12) The feasting, and the drinking-songs, and the musical accompaniment, common at the vintage season, are discontinued. All is dismay and wretchedness desolation in the present, worse desolation expected in the future.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Isaiah continues to describe a time in the future when God will judge the earth. Prophets sometimes describe a future event as something in the past or in the present. This emphasizes the event certainly will happen. (See: Predictive Past)
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tambourines ... lyre
These are musical instruments. See how you translated these in Isaiah 5:12.
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joy
joy
lute
wine
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 24:8 Tambourines and melodious chords of the harp represent…
24:8 Tambourines and melodious chords of the harp represent good times (see 5:12; Rev 18:22).
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