Isaiah 24:8
6 Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.
7 The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan.
The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent.
9 They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
10 The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent.
- KJV
- The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
- WEB
- The mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases.
- ASV
- The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
- DARBY
- the mirth of tambours ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
- BLB
- The joy of the tambourines has ceased; the noise of the jubilant ones has ended; the joy of the harp has ceased.
- ÅB
- Det er forbi med gleden ved trommenes lyd, det er slutt med de jublendes larm; det er forbi med gleden ved citarens klang.
- OTB
- Tamburinenes glede opphører, larmen fra festdeltakerne ender, harpespillet stilner.
- B1930
- Det er forbi med gleden ved trommenes lyd, det er slutt med de jublendes larm; det er forbi med gleden ved citarens klang.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hosea 2:11
I will put an end to all her exultation: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths— all her appointed feasts.
Read in contextEzekiel 26:13
So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.
Read in contextRevelation 18:22
And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.
Read in contextJeremiah 7:34
I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”
Read in contextJeremiah 25:10
Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
Read in contextJeremiah 16:9
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:12
At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
Read in contextIsaiah 23:15–16
At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years—the span of a king’s life. But at the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:
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