Job 21:12 “singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of th…”

Job 21:12

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.

World English Bible

They sing to the tambourine and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

American Standard Version

They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

Geneva Bible 1599

They take the tabret and harpe, and reioyce in the sound of the organs.

Darby Translation

They shout to the tambour and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

Young's Literal Translation

They lift [themselves] up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.

Bible in Basic English

They make songs to the instruments of music, and are glad at the sound of the pipe.

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Cross references

“They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.”

Genesis 4:21 Isaiah 5:12 Amos 6:4–6 Genesis 31:27 Isaiah 22:13

Genesis 4:21 · BSB

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

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.

Amos 6:4–6 · BSB

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

Genesis 31:27 · BSB

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.

Isaiah 22:13 · BSB

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!”

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

In context

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

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

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