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Job 21:12 KJV
Job · chapter 21 · verse 12
They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.Job 21:12 · King James Version
Job 21:12 in context
10Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
11They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
12They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
13They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- timbreltôpha tambourineH8596 →
- rejoicesâmachprobably to brighten upH8055 →
- soundqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
- takenâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
- harpkinnôwra harpH3658 →
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All Job's three friends, in their last discourses, had been very copious in describing the miserable condition of a wicked man in this world. "It is true," says Job, "remarkable judgments are sometimes brought upon notorious sinners, but not always;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-16