Job 21:12
They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 21 connects to 6 cross-references. Job challenges his friends to listen carefully before mocking him. He observes the empirical reality that the wicked do prosper: they live long, multiply, and die in peace without experiencing the judgment his friends claim is inevitable. This chapter represents …
Other Translations
They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
They lift <FI>themselves<Fi> up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.
They make songs to the instruments of music, and are glad at the sound of the pipe.
Cross References
And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have …
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not …
And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; …
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, …
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction …