Isaiah 24:8
Ceased hath the mirth of timbrels, Ended is the noise of the uproarious,—Ceased hath the mirth of the lyre:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
In Context
7Mourneth the new wine. Withereth the vine,—Sighing are all the merryhearted:
9With a song, they drink not wine,—Bitter is strong drink, to them who drink it:
Cross References
Psalms 137:2Upon the willows—in the midst thereof, hanged we our lyres:
Isaiah 23:15So shall it be in that day, That Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, According to the days of a certain king: At the end of seventy years, shall it befall Tyre according to the song of the harlot:
Jeremiah 16:9For, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, Behold me! causing to cease out of this place, Before your eyes, And in your days, The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, The voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride,
Ezekiel 26:13And I will cause to cease the hum of thy songs; And the sound of thy lyres, shall not be heard any more.
Amos 6:7Therefore, at once, shall they go into exile among the first of the exiles,—so shall be disturbed the revelry of sprawlers.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 24:2-13
General Desolation Announced. ( b. c. 718.) 1 Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. 3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly… Read the whole commentary →