Isaiah 24 · Verse 8

Isaiah 24:8

The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
Isaiah 24:8, King James Version

Isaiah 24:8 in other translations

BSBThe joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent.
WEBThe mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases.
ASVThe mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
YLTCeased hath the joy of tabrets, Ceased hath the noise of exulting ones, Ceased hath the joy of a harp.
DARBYthe mirth of tambours ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
BBEThe pleasing sound of all instruments of music has come to an end, and the voices of those who are glad.
WebsterThe mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

What does Isaiah 24:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. (Re 18:22).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 The mirth, etc. - שאון sheon, the noise. גאון geon, the pride, is the reading of three of De Rossi's MSS., with the Septuagint and Arabic.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 24:1-12

The desolation of the land. (Is. 24:1-12) A few shall be preserved. (Is. 24:13-15) God's kingdom advanced by his judgments. (Is. 24:16-23) Verses 1-12 All whose treasures and happiness are laid up on earth, will soon be brought to want and misery. It is good to apply to ourselves what the Scripture says of the vanity and vexation of spirit which attend all things here below. Sin has turned the earth upside down; the…

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Isaiah 24:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שָׁבַת֙sha.Vatit has ceasedH7673
מְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.Sos[the] gaiety ofH4885
תֻּפִּ֔יםtu.PimtambourinesH8596
חָדַ֖לcha.Dalit has stoppedH2308
שְׁא֣וֹןshe.'on[the] uproar ofH7588
עַלִּיזִ֑ים'a.li.Zimjubilant [people]H5947
שָׁבַ֖תsha.Vatit has ceasedH7673
מְשׂ֥וֹשׂme.Sos[the] gaiety ofH4885
כִּנּֽוֹר\׃ki.Nor[the] harpH3658

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 24:8

  • Hosea 2:11

    I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.

  • Ezekiel 26:13

    And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

  • Revelation 18:22

    And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

  • Jeremiah 7:34

    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 be desolate.

  • Jeremiah 25:10

    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 candle.

  • Jeremiah 16:9

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in 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.

  • Isaiah 5:12

    And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.

  • Isaiah 23:15-16

    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 shall Tyre sing as an harlot. Take an 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
23:15,16; Jer 7:34; 16:9; 25:10; Eze 26:13; Ho 2:11; Re 18:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Isaiah 24:7

    The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.

  • Isaiah 24:8

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

  • Isaiah 24:9

    They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

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Isaiah 24:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Cesó el regocijo de los panderos, acabóse el estruendo de los que se huelgan, paró la alegría del arpa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		la joie des tambourins a cessé, le bruit tumultueux de ceux qui se réjouissent a pris fin, la joie de la harpe a cessé;
German
Elberfelder 1871		es feiert die Freude der Tamburine, aufgehört hat der Frohlockenden Getümmel, es feiert die Freude der Laute;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		cessavit gaudium tympanorum, quievit sonitus lætantium, conticuit dulcedo citharæ.