Verse 31

My harp is used for mourning and my flute for the sound of weeping.

Referenced Verses

• Lam 5:15 : 15 Our hearts no longer have any joy; our dancing is turned to mourning.
• Dan 6:18 : 18 Then the king departed to his palace. But he spent the night without eating, and no diversions were brought to him. He was unable to sleep.
• Ps 137:1-4 : 1 By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep when we remember Zion. 2 On the poplars in her midst we hang our harps, 3 for there our captors ask us to compose songs; those who mock us demand that we be happy, saying:“Sing for us a song about Zion!” 4 How can we sing a song to the LORD in a foreign land?
• Eccl 3:4 : 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
• Isa 21:4 : 4 My heart palpitates, I shake in fear; the twilight I desired has brought me terror.
• Isa 22:12 : 12 At that time the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.
• Isa 24:7-9 : 7 The new wine dries up, the vines shrivel up, all those who like to celebrate groan. 8 The happy sound of the tambourines stops, the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt, the happy sound of the harp ceases. 9 They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.