Ayub 30:31

30:31 My harp is used for ¹  mourning

and my flute for the sound of weeping.

Yesaya 24:8

24:8 The happy sound ²  of the tambourines stops,

the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt,

the happy sound of the harp ceases.

Yehezkiel 26:13

26:13 I will silence ³  the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more.

Amos 6:5

6:5 They sing ⁴  to the tune of ⁵  stringed instruments; ⁶ 

like David they invent ⁷  musical instruments.

[30:31]  ¹ tn The verb הָיָה (hayah, “to be”) followed by the preposition ל (lamed) means “to serve the purpose of” (see Gen 1:14ff., 17:7, etc.).

[24:8]  ² tn Heb “the joy” (again later in this verse).

[26:13]  ³ tn Heb “cause to end.”

[6:5]  ⁴ tn The meaning of the Hebrew verb פָּרַט (parat), which occurs only here in the OT, is unclear. Some translate “strum,” “pluck,” or “improvise.”

[6:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “upon the mouth of,” that is, “according to.”

[6:5]  ⁶ sn The stringed instruments mentioned here are probably harps (cf. NIV, NRSV) or lutes (cf. NEB).

[6:5]  ⁷ tn The meaning of the Hebrew phrase חָשְׁבוּ לָהֶם (khoshvu lahem) is uncertain. Various options include: (1) “they think their musical instruments are like David’s”; (2) “they consider themselves musicians like David”; (3) “they esteem musical instruments highly like David”; (4) “they improvise [new songs] for themselves [on] instruments like David”; (5) “they invent musical instruments like David.” However, the most commonly accepted interpretation is that given in the translation (see S. M. Paul, Amos [Hermeneia], 206-7).