Job 21:12 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Job 21:12

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10 Their bull breeds without failure;
Their cow calves ^awithout miscarriage.

11 They send forth their little ones like a flock,
And their children dance.

12 They sing to the tambourine and harp,
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.

13 They ^aspend their days in wealth,
And¹ in a moment go down to the grave.

14 ^aYet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.

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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Job 21:12

take—rather, "lift up the voice" (sing) to the note of [UMBREIT].

timbrel—rather, "tambourine."

organ—not the modern "organ," but the "pipe" (Genesis 4:21). The first clause refers to stringed, the latter, to wind instruments; thus, with "the voice" all kinds of music are enumerated.

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 21:12:

Job 24:18-21
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Job 34:8
Psalms 73:8
Isaiah 5:12

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