Ezekiel 26:13
New International Version
I will put an end to your noisy songs, and the music of your harps will be heard no more.

New Living Translation
I will stop the music of your songs. No more will the sound of harps be heard among your people.

English Standard Version
And I will stop the music of your songs, and the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more.

Berean Standard Bible
So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.

King James Bible
And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

New King James Version
I will put an end to the sound of your songs, and the sound of your harps shall be heard no more.

New American Standard Bible
So I will put an end to the sound of your songs, and the sound of your harps will no longer be heard.

NASB 1995
“So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the sound of your harps will be heard no more.

NASB 1977
“So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the sound of your harps will be heard no more.

Legacy Standard Bible
So I will cause the tumult of your songs to cease, and the sound of your harps will be heard no more.

Amplified Bible
So I will silence your songs, and the sound of your lyres will no longer be heard.

Christian Standard Bible
I will put an end to the noise of your songs, and the sound of your lyres will no longer be heard.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will put an end to the noise of your songs, and the sound of your lyres will no longer be heard.

American Standard Version
And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

Contemporary English Version
You will have no reason to sing or play music on harps,

English Revised Version
And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I will put a stop to your noisy songs, and the music from your harps will no longer be heard.

Good News Translation
I will put an end to all your songs, and I will silence the music of your harps.

International Standard Version
"'I'll silence the noise of your songs and the music of your harps won't be heard anymore.

Majority Standard Bible
So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.

NET Bible
I will silence the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more.

New Heart English Bible
I will cause the noise of your songs to cease; and the sound of your harps shall be no more heard.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

World English Bible
I will cause the noise of your songs to cease. The sound of your harps won’t be heard any more.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I have caused the noise of your songs to cease, "" And the voice of your harps is heard no more.

Young's Literal Translation
And I have caused the noise of thy songs to cease, And the voice of thy harps is heard no more.

Smith's Literal Translation
And I caused the noise of thy songs to cease and the voice of thy harps shall no more be heard.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will make the multitude of thy songs to cease, and the sound of thy harps shall be heard no more.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I will cause the multitude of your songs to cease. And the sound of your stringed instruments will no longer be heard.

New American Bible
I will bring an end to the noise of your songs; the music of your lyres will be heard no more.

New Revised Standard Version
I will silence the music of your songs; the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And I will cause the noise of the multitude of your songs to cease; and the sound of your harpers shall be heard no more.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I shall stop the abundance of your singing, and the sound of your harps shall not be heard again
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease, And the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he shall destroy the multitude of thy musicians, and the sound of thy psalteries shall be heard no more.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Prophecy Against Tyre
12They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water. 13So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard. 14I will make you a bare rock, and you will become a place to spread the fishing nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I, the LORD, have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.’…

Cross References
Revelation 18:22
And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.

Isaiah 24:8
The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent.

Jeremiah 7:34
I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”

Jeremiah 25:10
Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.

Isaiah 23:16
“Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.”

Amos 5:23
Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.

Isaiah 5:12
At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.

Isaiah 14:11
Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.

Lamentations 5:14-15
The elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music. / Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.

Hosea 2:11
I will put an end to all her exultation: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—all her appointed feasts.

Psalm 137:2
There on the willows we hung our harps,

Isaiah 16:10
Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards. No one tramples the grapes in the winepresses; I have put an end to the cheering.

Jeremiah 16:9
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom.

Revelation 18:23
The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”

Isaiah 21:2
A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”


Treasury of Scripture

And I will cause the noise of your songs to cease; and the sound of your harps shall be no more heard.

Ezekiel 28:13
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

Isaiah 14:11
Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

Isaiah 22:2
Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.

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I will put an end
This phrase signifies a decisive and authoritative action by God. In the Hebrew text, the word used here is "שָׁבַת" (shavat), which means to cease or to bring to an end. This reflects God's sovereign power to halt activities or existence itself. Historically, this is a declaration of divine judgment, emphasizing that God has the ultimate authority to stop the practices or the very life of a nation or city, in this case, Tyre.

to the sound
The "sound" here refers to the noise or music that was part of the daily life and celebrations in Tyre. The Hebrew word "קוֹל" (qol) can mean voice, sound, or noise. This indicates that the vibrant, bustling life of Tyre, known for its commerce and festivities, will be silenced. The cessation of sound symbolizes the end of joy and normalcy, a common theme in prophetic literature where silence often accompanies desolation.

of your songs
Songs in ancient cultures, including Tyre, were integral to worship, celebration, and cultural identity. The Hebrew word "שִׁיר" (shir) denotes songs or singing. Tyre, being a prosperous city, would have had many songs celebrating its wealth and achievements. The end of these songs signifies the loss of cultural pride and the joy that once filled the city, highlighting the totality of the judgment.

and the sound
Repetition of "sound" underscores the emphasis on silence as a form of judgment. It reiterates the complete cessation of all that was once lively and vibrant in Tyre. This repetition serves to reinforce the seriousness of the prophecy and the certainty of its fulfillment.

of your lyres
The lyre, a stringed musical instrument, was commonly used in ancient Near Eastern music. The Hebrew word "נֶבֶל" (nevel) refers to this instrument, which was often associated with joy and celebration. The end of the lyres' music symbolizes the cessation of joy and the cultural life of Tyre. In a broader biblical context, music is often linked to worship and celebration, so its absence indicates a profound loss and a divine judgment that affects every aspect of life.

(13) I will cause.--Here God speaks of His own direct action, and declares that all these calamities are ordered by Him; and in this and the following verse the prophecy of Ezekiel 26:4-5, is repeated that Tyre shall be utterly wasted and desolate, and never be rebuilt.

In Ezekiel 26:15-21 the effect of the fall of Tyre upon other maritime people is set forth. It is to be remembered that these people were either her own colonies, or else in close commercial relations with her.

Verse 13. - The noise of thy songs. As in the imagery, of Isaiah 23:16, Tyre seems to have been famous for its music - the operatic city, as it were, of the ancient world - eminent no less for its culture than its commerce (romp. Ezekiel 28:13). The description of the desolation of the captured city is summed up once more in the words of Ver. 5. It shall be a place to "spread nets upon."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So I will silence
וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֖י (wə·hiš·bat·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7673: To repose, desist from exertion

the sound
הֲמ֣וֹן (hă·mō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1995: A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth

of your songs,
שִׁירָ֑יִךְ (šî·rā·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 7892: A song, singing

and the music
וְק֣וֹל (wə·qō·wl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

of your lyres
כִּנּוֹרַ֔יִךְ (kin·nō·w·ra·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 3658: A harp

will no
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

longer
עֽוֹד׃ (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

be heard.
יִשָּׁמַ֖ע (yiš·šā·ma‘)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently


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