Isaiah 24:8

8 The joyful timbrels are stilled, the noise of the revelers has stopped, the joyful harp is silent.

Isaiah 24:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
ESV
8 The mirth of the tambourines is stilled, the noise of the jubilant has ceased, the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
NLT
8 The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled; the happy cries of celebration are heard no more. The melodious chords of the harp are silent.
MSG
8 The laughter of castanets is gone, the shouts of celebrants, gone, the laughter of fiddles, gone.
CSB
8 The joyful tambourines have ceased. The noise of the jubilant has stopped. The joyful lyre has ceased.

Isaiah 24:8 In-Context

6 Therefore a curse consumes the earth; its people must bear their guilt. Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up, and very few are left.
7 The new wine dries up and the vine withers; all the merrymakers groan.
8 The joyful timbrels are stilled, the noise of the revelers has stopped, the joyful harp is silent.
9 No longer do they drink wine with a song; the beer is bitter to its drinkers.
10 The ruined city lies desolate; the entrance to every house is barred.

Cross References 5

  • 1. S Genesis 31:27; S Isaiah 5:12
  • 2. Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 16:9; Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 33:11; Hosea 2:11
  • 3. S Isaiah 5:14; S Isaiah 21:5
  • 4. S Psalms 137:2; Revelation 18:22
  • 5. Lamentations 5:14; Ezekiel 26:13
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