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Job 21:12

JoyMoney and wealth

10 Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.

11 They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about,

singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.

13 They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.

14 Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.

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BSB
singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.
KJV
They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
WEB
They sing to the tambourine and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
ASV
They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
DARBY
They shout to the tambour and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
BLB
They lift up to the tambourine and harp, and they rejoice at the sound of the flute.
ÅB
De synger til tromme og citar, og de gleder seg ved fløytens lyd.
OTB
De synger til tamburin og lyre,
og gleder seg til lyden av fløyten.
B1930
De synger til tromme og citar, og de gleder sig ved fløitens lyd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Amos 6:4–6

    You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.

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  • Genesis 4:21

    And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.

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  • Isaiah 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.

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  • Genesis 31:27

    Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.

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  • Isaiah 22:13

    But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

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