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Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 24:8

Ceased hath the joy of tabrets, Ceased hath the noise of exulting ones, Ceased hath the joy of a harp.

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.
Bible in Basic English
The pleasing sound of all instruments of music has come to an end, and the voices of those who are glad.
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The gaiety of tambourines ceases, The noise of revelers stops, The gaiety of the harp ceases.

Contextual Overview

1 Lo, Jehovah is emptying the land, And is making it waste, And hath overturned [it on] its face, And hath scattered its inhabitants. 2 And it hath been -- as a people so a priest, As the servant so his master, As the maid-servant so her mistress, As the buyer so the seller, As the lender so the borrower, As the usurer so he who is lifting [it] on himself. 3 Utterly emptied is the land, and utterly spoiled, For Jehovah hath spoken this word: 4 Mourned, faded hath the land, Languished, faded hath the world, Languished have they -- the high place of the people of the land. 5 And the land hath been defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed laws, They have changed a statute, They have made void a covenant age-during. 6 Therefore a curse hath consumed the land, And the inhabitants in it are become desolate, Therefore consumed have been inhabitants of the land, And few men have been left. 7 Mourned hath the new wine, languished the vine, Sighed have all the joyful of heart. 8 Ceased hath the joy of tabrets, Ceased hath the noise of exulting ones, Ceased hath the joy of a harp. 9 With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it. 10 It was broken down -- a city of emptiness, Shut hath been every house from entrance.

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 unto my land and unto my kindred dost thou go, and hast taken a wife for my son, for Isaac.'
Genesis 24:6
And Abraham saith unto him, `Take heed to thyself, lest thou cause my son to turn back thither;
Genesis 24:17
And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, `Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher;'
Genesis 24:20
and she hasteth, and emptieth her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runneth again unto the well to draw, and draweth for all his camels.
Numbers 30:5
`And if her father hath disallowed her in the day of his hearing, none of her vows and her bonds which she hath bound on her soul is established, and Jehovah is propitious to her, for her father hath disallowed her.
Numbers 30:8
`And if in the day of her husband's hearing he disalloweth her, then he hath broken her vow which [is] on her, and the wrongful utterance of her lips which she hath bound on her soul, and Jehovah is propitious to her.
Joshua 9:20
this we do to them, and have kept them alive, and wrath is not upon us, because of the oath which we have sworn to them.'
John 8:32
and the truth shall make you free.'
Acts 7:2
and he said, `Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken: The God of the glory did appear to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling 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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