24:8 The happy sound 1 of the tambourines stops,
the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt,
the happy sound of the harp ceases.
5:12 They have stringed instruments, 2 tambourines, flutes,
and wine at their parties.
So they do not recognize what the Lord is doing,
they do not perceive what he is bringing about. 3
30:32 Every blow from his punishing cudgel, 4
with which the Lord will beat them, 5
will be accompanied by music from the 6 tambourine and harp,
and he will attack them with his weapons. 7
1 tn Heb “the joy” (again later in this verse).
2 tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned in the Hebrew text, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither”) and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).
3 tn Heb “the work of the Lord they do not look at, and the work of his hands they do not see.” God’s “work” can sometimes be his creative deeds, but in this context it is the judgment that he is planning to bring upon his people (cf. vv. 19, 26; 10:12; 28:21).
3 tc The Hebrew text has “every blow from a founded [i.e., “appointed”?] cudgel.” The translation above, with support from a few medieval Hebrew
4 tn Heb “which the Lord lays on him.”
5 tn Heb “will be with” (KJV similar).
6 tn The Hebrew text reads literally, “and with battles of brandishing [weapons?] he will fight against him.” Some prefer to emend וּבְמִלְחֲמוֹת (uvÿmilkhamot, “and with battles of”) to וּבִמְחֹלוֹת (uvimkholot, “and with dancing”). Note the immediately preceding references to musical instruments.