New Living Translation
Isaiah 24:8
8The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled; the happy cries of celebration are heard no more. The melodious chords of the harp are silent.
Isaiah 24:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
- New International Version (NIV)The joyful timbrels are stilled, the noise of the revelers has stopped, the joyful harp is silent.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The mirth of the tambourines is stilled, the noise of the jubilant has ceased, the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The mirth of the tambourine ceases, The noise of the jubilant ends, The joy of the harp ceases.
Context of Isaiah 24:8
6Therefore, a curse consumes the earth. Its people must pay the price for their sin. They are destroyed by fire, and only a few are left alive. 7The grapevines waste away, and there is no new wine. All the merrymakers sigh and mourn. The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled; the happy cries of celebration are heard no more. The melodious chords of the harp are silent. 9Gone are the joys of wine and song; alcoholic drink turns bitter in the mouth. 10The city writhes in chaos; every home is locked to keep out intruders.
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שָׁבַת֙ מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ תֻּפִּ֔ים חָדַ֖ל שְׁא֣וֹן עַלִּיזִ֑ים שָׁבַ֖ת מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ כִּנּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 24:8
- Isaiah 23:15For seventy years, the length of a king’s life, Tyre will be forgotten. But then the city will come back to life as in the song about the prostitute:
- Jeremiah 7:34I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in the streets of Jerusalem. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard in the towns of Judah. The land will lie in complete desolation.
- Jeremiah 16:9For this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: In your own lifetime, before your very eyes, I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in this land. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard.
- Jeremiah 24:10And I will send war, famine, and disease until they have vanished from the land of Israel, which I gave to them and their ancestors.”
- Ezekiel 26:13I will stop the music of your songs. No more will the sound of harps be heard among your people.
- Hosea 2:11I will put an end to her annual festivals, her new moon celebrations, and her Sabbath days— all her appointed festivals.
- Revelation 18:22The sound of harps, singers, flutes, and trumpets will never be heard in you again. No craftsmen and no trades will ever be found in you again. The sound of the mill will never be heard in you again.
Commentaries on Isaiah 24:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The mirth, etc. - שאון sheon, the noise. גאון geon, the pride, is the reading of three of De Rossi's MSS., with the Septuagint and Arabic.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The 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.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Tambourines and the sweet sounds of the harp represent happy times (see Isaiah 5:12; Revelation 18:22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. (Re 18:22).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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