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They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine at their feasts;
But they do not regard nor even pay attention to the deeds of the Lord,
Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
Verse ConceptsFlutesAmusementsBanquets, ActivitiesHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToDrunkenness, ResultsDissipationTambourinesLyresdrums

All the people went up after him, and they were playing on flutes and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth shook and seemed to burst open with their [joyful] sound. Verse ConceptsMusical Instruments, types ofMusic To CelebrateRejoicing In God's Works

“Therefore My heart moans and sighs for Moab like flutes, and My heart moans and sighs like flutes for the men of Kir-heres (Kir-hareseth); therefore [the remnant of] the abundant riches they gained has perished. Verse ConceptsFlutesLamentingRiches, Nature OfMusical Instruments, types ofRiches, Description OfWailing

His brother’s name was Jubal; he became the father of all those [musicians] who play the lyre and flute. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalMusical Instruments, types ofInventionsOrchestrasSpiritual FathersInstrumentalistsLyresFlutesartistsinstruments


“They lift up their voices and sing to the tambourine and the lyre
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofMusicMusic To Celebrate


His brother’s name was Jubal; he became the father of all those [musicians] who play the lyre and flute. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalMusical Instruments, types ofInventionsOrchestrasSpiritual FathersInstrumentalistsLyresFlutesartistsinstruments


“They lift up their voices and sing to the tambourine and the lyre
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofMusicMusic To Celebrate



“Therefore my lyre (harp) is used for [the sound of] mourning,
And my flute for the [sound of the] voices of those who weep.
Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofSad Music


Who improvise to the sound of the harp—
Like David they have composed songs for themselves—
Verse ConceptsAmusementsInventionsRecreationWriting SongsComposersHarpsinstruments

and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 [musicians] were to praise the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise. Verse ConceptsInventionsOrchestrasPortersFour ThousandInstrumentalistsinstruments

The priests stood at their posts [ready for service], and the Levites also, with the musical instruments of the Lord which King David had made to praise the Lord, saying, “For His lovingkindness and mercy endure forever,” whenever David offered praise through their ministry. The priests were opposite the Levites blowing the trumpets and all Israel was standing. Verse ConceptsPraise, Manner And Methods OfTrumpetInventions

The Levites stood with the musical instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. Verse ConceptsTrumpetInventionsinstruments

Then Hezekiah gave the order to offer the burnt offering on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song to the Lord also began with the trumpets accompanied by the instruments of David, king of Israel. Verse ConceptsMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestras

When she looked, behold, there stood the [young] king [on the platform] by the pillar, as was customary [on such occasions], and the captains and the trumpeters were beside the king; and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing the trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!” Verse ConceptsCustomTreacheryTrumpetMusical Instruments, types ofTreasonDuplicating WordsPillars For Solomon's TempleTrumpets For CelebrationThose Who Tore ClothesUnfaithfulRejoicing In God's Workstraitors

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel (Jaaziel), Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel with musical instruments, harps and lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals; Verse ConceptsHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsLyres


Praise Him with resounding cymbals;
Praise Him with loud cymbals.
Verse ConceptsMusical Instruments, types ofCymbalsdrums


Who improvise to the sound of the harp—
Like David they have composed songs for themselves—
Verse ConceptsAmusementsInventionsRecreationWriting SongsComposersHarpsinstruments


They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine at their feasts;
But they do not regard nor even pay attention to the deeds of the Lord,
Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
Verse ConceptsFlutesAmusementsBanquets, ActivitiesHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToDrunkenness, ResultsDissipationTambourinesLyresdrums


‘Your pomp and magnificence have been brought down to Sheol,
Along with the music of your harps;
The maggots [which prey on the dead] are spread out under you [as a bed]
And worms are your covering [Babylonian rulers].’
Verse ConceptsHarpsCovering The BodyMusical Instruments, types ofHumbling The ProudPeople Eaten By WormMaggotsNo Musicworms


“Take the noise of your songs away from Me [they are an irritation]!
I shall not even listen to the melody of your harps.
Verse ConceptsNoiseHarpsHearingMusical Instruments, types ofSoundNo MusicWorshiping GodListening To Godinstrumentsdrums

Also, I collected for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I provided for myself male singers and female singers, and the delights and pleasures of men—many concubines. Verse ConceptsChoirsThe Vanity Of Human KnowledgeSingersSupplied With Money

From the almug timber the king made stairways for the house of the Lord and for the king’s palace, and lyres and harps for the singers; none like that was seen before in the land of Judah. Verse ConceptsHarpsLyreSinging

From the almug wood (sandalwood) the king made pillars for the house of the Lord and for the king’s palace, and also lyres and harps for the singers. Such almug wood did not come in [to Israel] again, nor has it been seen to this day. Verse ConceptsHarpsLyreSingingMusical Instruments, Made OfLyres

After that you will come to the hill of God where the garrison of the Philistines is; and when you come there to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place [of worship] with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, and they will be prophesying. Verse ConceptsFlutesHigh PlacesLyreMusical Instruments, types ofProphecy, Methods Of OtShrinesTambourinesHarpsLyresSchooldrums


The mirth of the timbrels (tambourines) ceases,
The noise of those who rejoice ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.
Verse ConceptsHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofCessationStopping RejoicingLack Of Rejoicingdrums

So I will silence your songs, and the sound of your lyres will no longer be heard. Verse ConceptsNoiseHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofCessationStopping RejoicingSilenceNo Musiccultureinstruments


On the willow trees in the midst of Babylon
We hung our harps.
Verse ConceptsMusical Instruments, types ofWillowsHarpsinstruments


The singers go in front, the players of instruments last;
Between them the maidens playing on tambourines.
Verse ConceptsVirginMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasSingersYoung Ladiesinstrumentsdrums

Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron [and Moses], took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her with timbrels and dancing. Verse ConceptsdanceDancingLeisure, And PastimesWorship, Elements OfAaron, Ancestry And GenealogyMusical Instruments, types ofProphetessTambourinesNamed SistersWomen's Strengthinstrumentsdrums





I will also praise You with the harp,
Your truth and faithfulness, O my God;
To You I will sing praises with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.
Verse ConceptsGod, Holiness OfHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofI Will Praise You With Musicinstruments


‘Your pomp and magnificence have been brought down to Sheol,
Along with the music of your harps;
The maggots [which prey on the dead] are spread out under you [as a bed]
And worms are your covering [Babylonian rulers].’
Verse ConceptsHarpsCovering The BodyMusical Instruments, types ofHumbling The ProudPeople Eaten By WormMaggotsNo Musicworms


“Take the noise of your songs away from Me [they are an irritation]!
I shall not even listen to the melody of your harps.
Verse ConceptsNoiseHarpsHearingMusical Instruments, types ofSoundNo MusicWorshiping GodListening To Godinstrumentsdrums

that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon (four-stringed harp), dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsHornsLyreIdolatry Consists OfMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsLyresIdol Worshipdrums


Blow the horn in Gibeah,
The trumpet in Ramah [the lofty hills on Benjamin’s northern border].
Sound the alarm at Beth-aven:
“Behind you and coming after you [is the enemy], O Benjamin [be on guard]!”
Verse ConceptsHornsTrumpetMusical Instruments, types ofTrumpets For Signalling


With trumpets and the sound of the horn
Shout with joy before the King, the Lord.
Verse ConceptsHornsRamsMusical Instruments, types ofinstrumentsjoyfulness

You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music is to fall down and worship the golden image. Verse ConceptsCymbalsHarpsLyresFlutes

So when the people heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, dulcimer, bagpipe and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and speakers of every language fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofBowing To False GodsCymbalsLyresIdol WorshipAll LanguagesAll Nations

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction]. Verse ConceptsLoveMusical Instruments, types ofFilling PeopleSpiritual Gifts, Importance Of LoveMusical Instruments, Made OfBellsBrassCymbalsMere TalkLanguageFaith Hope And LoveHope And Lovedrums

Also, I collected for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I provided for myself male singers and female singers, and the delights and pleasures of men—many concubines. Verse ConceptsChoirsThe Vanity Of Human KnowledgeSingersSupplied With Money

that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon (four-stringed harp), dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsHornsLyreIdolatry Consists OfMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsLyresIdol Worshipdrums

You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music is to fall down and worship the golden image. Verse ConceptsCymbalsHarpsLyresFlutes

Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made, very good. But if you do not worship, you shall be thrown at once into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and what god is there who can rescue you out of my hands?” Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfPride, Examples OfImpietyInfidelity To GodBoastersThrowing PeopleFurnacesCymbalsHarpsLyresFlutesNo Help In Other Gods

So when the people heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, dulcimer, bagpipe and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and speakers of every language fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofBowing To False GodsCymbalsLyresIdol WorshipAll LanguagesAll Nations

that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon (four-stringed harp), dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsHornsLyreIdolatry Consists OfMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsLyresIdol Worshipdrums

You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music is to fall down and worship the golden image. Verse ConceptsCymbalsHarpsLyresFlutes

Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made, very good. But if you do not worship, you shall be thrown at once into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and what god is there who can rescue you out of my hands?” Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfPride, Examples OfImpietyInfidelity To GodBoastersThrowing PeopleFurnacesCymbalsHarpsLyresFlutesNo Help In Other Gods

So when the people heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, dulcimer, bagpipe and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and speakers of every language fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofBowing To False GodsCymbalsLyresIdol WorshipAll LanguagesAll Nations


“You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx, and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise, and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and your sockets,
Was in you.
They were prepared
On the day that you were created.
Verse ConceptsEmeraldsDiamondsGoldMineralsEdenPrecious StonesGold OrnamentsWearing JewelleryMan's Relationship With His CreatorGardens

From the almug wood (sandalwood) the king made pillars for the house of the Lord and for the king’s palace, and also lyres and harps for the singers. Such almug wood did not come in [to Israel] again, nor has it been seen to this day. Verse ConceptsHarpsLyreSingingMusical Instruments, Made OfLyres

that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon (four-stringed harp), dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsHornsLyreIdolatry Consists OfMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsLyresIdol Worshipdrums

You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music is to fall down and worship the golden image. Verse ConceptsCymbalsHarpsLyresFlutes

Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made, very good. But if you do not worship, you shall be thrown at once into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and what god is there who can rescue you out of my hands?” Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfPride, Examples OfImpietyInfidelity To GodBoastersThrowing PeopleFurnacesCymbalsHarpsLyresFlutesNo Help In Other Gods

Meanwhile, David and all the house of Israel were celebrating and dancing before the Lord with all kinds of instruments made of fir or cypress wood, with lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals. Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofMusiciansMusical Instruments, types ofSongsFir TreesTreesWorship, Elements OfMusical Instruments, Made OfOrchestrasCymbalsTambourinesHarpsLyresinstrumentsdrums

His brother’s name was Jubal; he became the father of all those [musicians] who play the lyre and flute. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalMusical Instruments, types ofInventionsOrchestrasSpiritual FathersInstrumentalistsLyresFlutesartistsinstruments

“Make two trumpets of silver; you shall make them of hammered work. You shall use them to summon the congregation and to have the camps move out. Verse ConceptsSilverMusical Instruments, Made OfTwo Other Things

And it was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets made of rams’ horns went on before the Lord and blew the trumpets; then the ark of the covenant of the Lord went behind them. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalMusical Instruments, Made OfSeven PeopleSeven ThingsThe Ark Moved AroundSeven Trumpets

that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon (four-stringed harp), dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsHornsLyreIdolatry Consists OfMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsLyresIdol Worshipdrums

that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon (four-stringed harp), dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsHornsLyreIdolatry Consists OfMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsLyresIdol Worshipdrums


“You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx, and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise, and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and your sockets,
Was in you.
They were prepared
On the day that you were created.
Verse ConceptsEmeraldsDiamondsGoldMineralsEdenPrecious StonesGold OrnamentsWearing JewelleryMan's Relationship With His CreatorGardens


Who improvise to the sound of the harp—
Like David they have composed songs for themselves—
Verse ConceptsAmusementsInventionsRecreationWriting SongsComposersHarpsinstruments

His brother’s name was Jubal; he became the father of all those [musicians] who play the lyre and flute. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalMusical Instruments, types ofInventionsOrchestrasSpiritual FathersInstrumentalistsLyresFlutesartistsinstruments