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Isaiah 24:8

The pleasing sound of all instruments of music has come to an end, and the voices of those who are glad.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Harp;   Music;   Worldliness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Instruments, Chosen;   Music;   Musical Instruments;   Tabrets;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Music;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Feasts;   Isaiah;   Timbrel;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Music;   Music, Instrumental;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Music;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   Tabret;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Isaiah, Book of;   Tabret;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Music;   Noise;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Harp and Lyre;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The joyful tambourines have ceased.The noise of the jubilant has stopped.The joyful lyre has ceased.
Hebrew Names Version
The mirth of timbrels ceases, the noise of those who rejoice ends, the joy of the harp ceases.
King James Version
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
English Standard Version
The mirth of the tambourines is stilled, the noise of the jubilant has ceased, the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
New American Standard Bible
The joy of tambourines ceases, The noise of revelers stops, The joy of the harp ceases.
New Century Version
The happy music of the tambourines will end. The happy sounds of wild parties will stop. The joyful music from the harps will end.
Amplified Bible
The mirth of the timbrels (tambourines) ceases, The noise of those who rejoice ends, The joy of the harp ceases.
World English Bible
The mirth of tambourines ceases, the noise of those who rejoice ends, the joy of the harp ceases.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth: the noyse of them that reioyce, endeth: the ioye of the harpe ceaseth.
Legacy Standard Bible
The joy of tambourines ceases;The rumbling of those exulting stops;The joy of the harp ceases.
Berean Standard Bible
The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent.
Contemporary English Version
No one plays tambourines or stringed instruments; all noisy celebrating has come to an end.
Complete Jewish Bible
the happy sound of tambourines ceases, the shouts of merrymakers are stilled, the joy of the lyre ends.
Darby Translation
the mirth of tambours ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
Easy-to-Read Version
They have stopped showing their joy. The happy music from the drums and harps has ended.
George Lamsa Translation
The mirth of the timbrels has ceased, the noise of those that rejoice has ended, the joy of the harp is over.
Good News Translation
and the joyful music of their harps and drums has ceased.
Lexham English Bible
the joy of the tambourine has stopped. The noise of the jubilant has ceased; the joy of the lyre has stopped.
Literal Translation
The exultation of timbrels ceases; the noise of those who revel ends; the exultation of the harp ceases.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The myrth of tabrettes shalbe layde downe, the chere of the ioyful shal ceasse, and the pleasure of lutes shal haue an ende:
American Standard Version
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
King James Version (1611)
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that reioyce, endeth, the ioy of the harpe ceaseth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The myrth of tabrettes is layde downe, the noyse of such as haue made mery is ceassed, the ioy at the harpe is at an ende.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The mirth of timbrels has ceased, the sound of the harp has ceased.
English Revised Version
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The ioie of tympans ceesside, the sowne of glad men restide; the swetnesse of harpe with song was stille.
Update Bible Version
The mirth of tabrets ceases, the noise of those that rejoice ends, the joy of the harp ceases.
Webster's Bible Translation
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
New English Translation
The happy sound of the tambourines stops, the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt, the happy sound of the harp ceases.
New King James Version
The mirth of the tambourine ceases, The noise of the jubilant ends, The joy of the harp ceases.
New Living Translation
The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled; the happy cries of celebration are heard no more. The melodious chords of the harp are silent.
New Life Bible
The happiness of the music-makers stops. The noise of those filled with joy stops. The happiness of the harp stops.
New Revised Standard
The mirth of the timbrels is stilled, the noise of the jubilant has ceased, the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ceased hath the mirth of timbrels, Ended is the noise of the uproarious, - Ceased hath the mirth of the lyre:
Douay-Rheims Bible
The mirth of timbrels hath ceased, the noise of them that rejoice is ended, the melody of the harp is silent.
Revised Standard Version
The mirth of the timbrels is stilled, the noise of the jubilant has ceased, the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
Young's Literal Translation
Ceased hath the joy of tabrets, Ceased hath the noise of exulting ones, Ceased hath the joy of a harp.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The gaiety of tambourines ceases, The noise of revelers stops, The gaiety of the harp ceases.

Contextual Overview

1 See, the Lord is making the earth waste and unpeopled, he is turning it upside down, and sending the people in all directions. 2 And it will be the same for the people as for the priest; for the servant as for his master; and for the woman-servant as for her owner; the same for the one offering goods for a price as for him who takes them; the same for him who gives money at interest and for him who takes it; the same for him who lets others have the use of his property as for those who make use of it. 3 The earth will be completely waste and without men; for this is the word of the Lord. 4 The earth is sorrowing and wasting away, the world is full of grief and wasting away, the high ones of the earth come to nothing. 5 The earth has been made unclean by those living in it; because the laws have not been kept by them, the orders have been changed, and the eternal agreement has been broken. 6 For this cause the earth is given up to the curse, and those in it are judged as sinners: for this cause those living on the earth are burned up, and the rest are small in number. 7 The new wine is thin, the vine is feeble, and all the glad-hearted make sounds of grief. 8 The pleasing sound of all instruments of music has come to an end, and the voices of those who are glad. 9 There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it. 10 The town is waste and broken down: every house is shut up, so that no man may come in.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Isaiah 23:15, Isaiah 23:16, Jeremiah 7:34, Jeremiah 16:9, Jeremiah 25:10, Ezekiel 26:13, Hosea 2:11, Revelation 18:22

Reciprocal: Job 3:7 - solitary Psalms 137:2 - we hanged Isaiah 16:10 - General Isaiah 30:32 - every place Jeremiah 51:55 - destroyed Daniel 6:18 - and passed

Cross-References

Genesis 24:4
But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac.
Genesis 24:6
And Abraham said, Take care that you do not let my son go back to that land.
Genesis 24:17
And the servant came running to her and said, Give me a little water from your vessel.
Genesis 24:20
And after putting the water from her vessel into the animals' drinking-place, she went quickly back to the spring and got water for all the camels.
Numbers 30:5
But if her father, hearing of it, makes her take back her word, then the oaths or the undertakings she has given will have no force; and she will have forgiveness from the Lord, because her oath was broken by her father.
Numbers 30:8
But if her husband, hearing of it, makes her take it back, then the oath she made and the undertaking she gave without thought will have no force or effect, and she will have the Lord's forgiveness.
Joshua 9:20
This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them.
John 8:32
And you will have knowledge of what is true, and that will make you free.
Acts 7:2
And he said, My brothers and fathers, give hearing. The God of glory came to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he was living in Haran,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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, Revelation 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,

Revelation 18:23:

the joy of the harp ceaseth; an instrument of music used on joyful occasions; the voice of harpers is particularly mentioned in

Revelation 18:22.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 Isaiah 5:12.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 24:8. 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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