Isaiah 24:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שָׁבַת֙ מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ תֻּפִּ֔ים חָדַ֖ל שְׁא֣וֹן עַלִּיזִ֑ים שָׁבַ֖ת מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ כִּנּֽוֹר׃

Transliteration

šābat məśôś tuppîm ḥādal šəʾôn ʿallîzîm šābat məśôś kinnôr

Grammar Details

*šābat*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - ceases
*məśôś*: common noun, masculine singular construct - mirth/joy of
*tuppîm*: common noun, masculine plural - timbrels/tambourines
*ḥādal*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - ceases
*šəʾôn*: common noun, masculine singular construct - noise/tumult of
*ʿallîzîm*: adjective, masculine plural - jubilant ones/exultant ones
*kinnôr*: common noun, masculine singular - lyre/harp

Word Meanings

*šābat*: ceases/stops/is stilled
*məśôś*: mirth/joy/gaiety
*tuppîm*: timbrels/tambourines/drums
*ḥādal*: ceases/stops/comes to an end
*šəʾôn*: noise/tumult/uproar
*ʿallîzîm*: jubilant ones/exultant ones/revelers
*kinnôr*: lyre/harp/stringed instrument

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Referenced Verses

Hos 2:11 : 11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feasts, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn assemblies.
Rev 18:22 : 22 And the voice of harpers and minstrels and flute-players and trumpeters shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft, shall be found any more at all in thee; and the voice of a mill shall be heard no {G3361} more at all in thee;
Ezek 26:13 : 13 And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.
Jer 7:34 : 34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.
Jer 16:9 : 9 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.
Jer 25:10 : 10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
Isa 5:12 : 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.
Isa 23:15-16 : 15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years it shall be unto Tyre as in the song of the harlot. 16 Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

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