1 Korintus 14:7

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Sama halnya dengan alat-alat yang tidak berjiwa, tetapi yang berbunyi, seperti seruling dan kecapi--bagaimanakah orang dapat mengetahui lagu apakah yang dimainkan seruling atau kecapi, kalau keduanya tidak mengeluarkan bunyi yang berbeda?

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Sama halnya dengan alat-alat yang tidak berjiwa, tetapi yang berbunyi, seperti seruling dan kecapi--bagaimanakah orang dapat mengetahui lagu apakah yang dimainkan seruling atau kecapi, kalau keduanya tidak mengeluarkan bunyi yang berbeda?

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Walaupun benda yang tiada bernyawa, tetapi yang berbunyi, baik suling atau kecapi, jikalau tiada berlainan bunyinya, bagaimanakah dapat dikenal yang mana bunyi suling, yang mana bunyi kecapi itu?

Contextual Overview

⁶ Nowe brethren, yf I come vnto you speakyng with tongues, what shall I profite you, except I speake to you eyther by reuelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesiyng, or by doctrine? ⁷ Moreouer, thynges without lyfe geuing sound, whether [it be] a pipe or an harpe, except they make a distinction in the soundes, howe shall it be knowen what is piped or harped? ⁸ And also yf the trumpe geue an vncertayne sounde, who shall prepare him selfe to the warre? ⁹ Euen so lykewyse, when ye speake with tongues, except ye speake wordes that haue signification, howe shall it be vnderstande what is spoken? For ye shall speake into the ayer. ¹⁰ There are so many kyndes of voyces, [as it commeth to passe] in the worlde, and none of them are without signification. ¹¹ If I knowe not what the voyce meaneth, I shalbe lyke vnto hym that speaketh, an aliaunt: and he that speaketh, shalbe an aliaunt vnto me. ¹² Euen so, forasmuch as ye couet spirituall [giftes] seke that ye may excell, vnto the edifiyng of the Churche. ¹³ Wherfore, let him that speaketh with tongue, pray that he may interprete. ¹⁴ For yf I pray with tongue, my spirite prayeth, but my vnderstanding is without fruite.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

things: 1 Corinthians 13:1

except: 1 Corinthians 14:8, Numbers 10:2-10, Matthew 11:17, Luke 7:32

sounds: or, tunes

Reciprocal: Mark 13:14 - let him

Cross-References

Genesis 14:1
And it came to passe in the dayes of Amraphel kyng of Sinar, Arioch kyng of Elasar, Chodorlaomer kyng of Elam, and Thidai kyng of the nations:

Genesis 14:8
And there went out the kyng of Sodome, and the kyng of Gomorrhe, and the kyng of Adma, and the kyng of Seboiim, and the kyng of Bela, whiche is Soar.

Genesis 14:12
And they caryed awaye Lot also Abrams brothers sonne, & his goodes, (for he dwelled in Sodome) and departed.

Genesis 14:16
And recouered all the goodes, and also brought agayne his brother Lot, & his goodes, the wome also, & the people.

Genesis 16:14
Wherfore ye well was called the well of hym that lyueth and seeth me: and it is betweene Cades and Bared.

Genesis 20:1
And Abraham departed thence towarde the south countrey, & dwelled betweene Cades and Sur, and soiourned in Gerar.

Genesis 36:12
And Thimna was concubine to Eliphas Esaus sonne, and bare vnto Eliphas Amalec: and these be the sonnes of Ada Esaus wife.

Genesis 36:16
Duke Theman, duke Omar, duke Sepho, duke Cenaz, and duke Corah, duke Gatham, & duke Amalec: these are the dukes that came of Eliphas in the lande of Edom, and these were the sonnes of Ada.

Numbers 13:26
And they went, and came to Moyses and Aaron, and vnto all the multitude of the chyldren of Israel in the wyldernesse Pharan to Cades, and brought them worde, and also vnto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruite of the lande.

Numbers 14:43
For the Amalechites and the Chanaanites are there before you, & ye wyll fall vpon the sworde, because ye are turned away from the Lorde, & the Lorde wyll not be with you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And even things without life giving sound,.... He instances in things inanimate, that have neither reason, sense, nor life, in musical instruments, and these of various sorts:

whether pipe or harp; wind music, or hand music; either that which is blown with the breath, or pressed or stricken with the hand:

except they give a distinction in the sounds; or "tunes", so as one may be discerned from another; as that this is such a musical note, and that is another:

how shall it be known what is piped or harped? what tune is played; such an use of instruments would be a mere jargon, and not music, and so yield no pleasure to the ear, or mind; and just the like must speaking in an unknown tongue be, to one that understands it not.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Things without life - Instruments of music.

Whether pipe - This instrument (αὐλὸς aulos) was usually made of reeds, and probably had a resemblance to a flageolet.

Or harp - This instrument (κιθάρα kithara) was a stringed instrument, and was made in the same way as a modern harp. It usually had ten strings, and was struck with the plectrum, or with a key. It was commonly employed in praise.

Except they give a distinction in the sounds - Unless they give a difference in the “tones,” such as are indicated in the gamut for music.

How shall it be known ... - That is, there would be no time, no music. Nothing would be indicated by it. It would not be suited to excite the emotions of sorrow or of joy. All music is designed to excite emotions; but if there be no difference in the tones, no emotion would be produced. So it would be in words uttered. Unless there was something that was suited to excite thought or emotion; unless what was spoken was made “intelligible,” no matter how important in itself it might be, yet it would be useless.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 14:7. And even things without life — I may, as if he had said, illustrate this farther by referring to a pipe or harp; if these were to utter mere sounds without order, harmony, or melody, though every tone of music might be in the sounds, surely no person could discern a tune in such sounds, nor receive pleasure from such discords: even so is the person who speaks in an unknown tongue, but does not interpret. His speech tends no more to edification than those discordant and unmeaning sounds do to pleasure and delight.