Job 21:12
What does Job 21:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 21:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949They make songs to the instruments of music, and are glad at the sound of the pipe.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862They lift <FI>themselves<Fi> up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752They take the timbrel, and the harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890They shout to the tambour and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Amos 6:4
that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
- Genesis 31:27
Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp;
- Isaiah 5:12
And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
- Genesis 4:21
And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.
- Isaiah 22:13
and, behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die.
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