Job 21:12
They sing to the tambourine and harp 1 and rejoice with the music of the flute. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
In Context
11They send out their little ones like a flock, 1 and their children dance. 1
13They spend their days in prosperity, 1 and they go down quietly to Sheol. 1
Cross References
Genesis 31:27Why did you flee secretly and trick me and did not tell me? I would have sent you away with celebration and with songs, with tambourine and with harps.
Isaiah 5:12They banquet with harp, lute, tambourine, flute, and wine, 1 but they do not recognize the work of Yahweh, nor have they considered the doings of his hands. 1
Amos 6:4They lie on beds of ivory 1 and lounge on their couches. 1 They eat lambs from the flock 1 and calves from the stall. 1
Matthew Henry on Job 21:8-17
Prosperity of the Wicked; Abuse of Earthly Prosperity. ( b. c. 1520.) 7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? 8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. 9 Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. 10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf. 11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. 12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at… Read the whole commentary →