Job 21:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.”
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“singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“They lift <FI>themselves<Fi> up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 21:12 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 4:21And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.
- Genesis 31:27Why 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.
- Psalms 150:4Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.
- Isaiah 5:12At 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.
- Isaiah 22:13But 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!”
- Amos 6:4You 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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