Job 21:12 · KJV
“They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.”
— Job 21:12
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. {in wealth: or, in mirth}
Job 21 — Context
Their 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. {in wealth: or, in mirth}
14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Cross References
Amos 6:4-6
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; {stretch...: or, abound with superfluities}
Genesis 4:21
And his brother's name {was} Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
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.
Genesis 31:27
Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? {steal...: Heb. hast stolen me}
Isaiah 22:13
And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.