Isaiah 24:8 “The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped;…”

Isaiah 24:8

The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

World English Bible

The mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases.

American Standard Version

The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

Geneva Bible 1599

The mirth of tabrets ceaseth: the noyse of them that reioyce, endeth: the ioye of the harpe ceaseth.

Darby Translation

the mirth of tambours ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

Young's Literal Translation

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

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.

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Cross references

“The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.”

Hosea 2:11 Jeremiah 7:34 Ezekiel 26:13 Revelation 18:22 Jeremiah 16:9 Jeremiah 25:10

Hosea 2:11 · BSB

I will put an end to all her exultation: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths— all her appointed feasts.

Jeremiah 7:34 · BSB

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.”

Ezekiel 26:13 · BSB

So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.

Revelation 18:22 · BSB

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.

Jeremiah 16:9 · BSB

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.

Jeremiah 25:10 · BSB

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.

Also

Isaiah 5:12

Isaiah 5:12 · BSB

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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan.

9They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.

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