Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They have harps and lyres at their banquets, pipes and timbrels and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD, no respect for the work of his hands. New Living Translation They furnish wine and lovely music at their grand parties— lyre and harp, tambourine and flute— but they never think about the LORD or notice what he is doing. English Standard Version They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD, or see the work of his hands. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version The harp and the strings, The tambourine and flute, And wine are in their feasts; But they do not regard the work of the LORD, Nor consider the operation of His hands. New American Standard Bible Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the LORD, Nor do they consider the work of His hands. NASB 1995 Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the LORD, Nor do they consider the work of His hands. NASB 1977 And their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the LORD, Nor do they consider the work of His hands. Legacy Standard Bible And their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not look upon the deeds of Yahweh, Nor do they see the work of His hands. Amplified Bible 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. Christian Standard Bible At their feasts they have lyre, harp, tambourine, flute, and wine. They do not perceive the LORD’s actions, and they do not see the work of his hands. Holman Christian Standard Bible At their feasts they have lyre, harp, tambourine, flute, and wine. They do not perceive the LORD’s actions, and they do not see the work of His hands. American Standard Version And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands. Aramaic Bible in Plain English With harps and with guitars and with tambourines and with timbrels they drink wine, and they do not understand the works of God and they do not look on the work of his hands Brenton Septuagint Translation For they drink wine with harp, and psaltery, and drums, and pipes: but they regard not the works of the Lord, and consider not the works of his hands. Contemporary English Version At your drinking parties you have the music of stringed instruments, tambourines, and flutes. But you never even think about all the LORD has done, Douay-Rheims Bible The harp, and the lyre, and the timbrel, and the pipe, and wine are in your feasts: and the work of the Lord you regard not, nor do you consider the works of his hands. English Revised Version And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither have they considered the operation of his hands. GOD'S WORD® Translation At their feasts there are lyres and harps, tambourines and flutes, and wine. Yet, they don't pay attention to what the LORD is doing or see what his hands have done. Good News Translation At your feasts you have harps and tambourines and flutes--and wine. But you don't understand what the LORD is doing, International Standard Version They have the lyre and harp, the tambourine and flute, as well as wine at their festivals, but they don't respect what the LORD is doing, nor do they consider his actions. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the harp and the psaltery, the tabret and the pipe, And wine, are in their feasts; But they regard not the work of the LORD, Neither have they considered the operation of His hands. Literal Standard Version And harp, and stringed instrument, tambourine, and pipe, | And wine, have been their banquets, | And they do not behold the work of YHWH, | Indeed, they have not seen the work of His hands. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible Banqueting on wine with harp and lyre, timbrel and flute, But the deed of the LORD they do not regard, the work of his hands they do not see! NET Bible They have stringed instruments, 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. New Revised Standard Version whose feasts consist of lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine, but who do not regard the deeds of the LORD, or see the work of his hands! New Heart English Bible The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they do not regard the work of the LORD, neither have they considered the operation of his hands. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don’t respect the work of Yahweh, neither have they considered the operation of his hands. Young's Literal Translation And harp, and psaltery, tabret, and pipe, And wine, have been their banquets, And the work of Jehovah they behold not, Yea, the work of His hands they have not seen. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Woes to the Wicked…11Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. 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. 13Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 14:7 Even in the case of lifeless instruments, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct? Genesis 31:27 Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps. 1 Samuel 12:24 Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you. 2 Samuel 19:35 I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king? Job 34:27 because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways. Psalm 28:5 Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them. Isaiah 24:8 The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent. Treasury of Scripture 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. the harp 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. 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? Job 21:11-14 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance… they regard Isaiah 5:19 That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! Job 34:27 Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways: Psalm 28:5 Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up. Jump to Previous Accompanied Attention Banquets Consider Considered Corded Deeds Feasts Flute Flutes Hands Harp Harps Instruments Interested Lyre Operation Pay Pipe Psaltery Regard Respect Tabret Tambour Tambourine Tambourines Viol Wind-Instruments Wine WorkJump to Next Accompanied Attention Banquets Consider Considered Corded Deeds Feasts Flute Flutes Hands Harp Harps Instruments Interested Lyre Operation Pay Pipe Psaltery Regard Respect Tabret Tambour Tambourine Tambourines Viol Wind-Instruments Wine WorkIsaiah 5 1. Under the parable of a vineyard, God excuses his severe judgment8. His judgments upon covetousness 11. Upon lasciviousness 13. Upon impiety 20. And upon injustice 26. The executioners of God's judgments (12) The harp, and the viol.--Here again the fashions of Judah followed those of Samaria, so closely indeed that Isaiah addresses the rulers of his own city as "the drunkards of Ephraim" (Isaiah 28:1; Amos 6:5). The list of instruments is fairly represented by the English words, but lute (or hand-harp), cymbal, timbrel (or tambourine), and flute would come somewhat closer to the Hebrew. They regard not the work of the Lord.--The life of luxury was then, as ever, one of practical atheism. Those who so lived did not see, never do see, any Divine plan or order in the world around them. They anticipated, in their swine-like greed, the baser types of the school of Epicurus. Verse 12. - The harp and the viol, the tabret and pipe. It is difficult to identify the Hebrew instruments of music with modern names; but there seems to be no doubt that the kinnor was a sort of harp, and the khalib a sort of pipe. The nebel, generally rendered by "psaltery," but here and in Isaiah 14:11 by "viol," was a stringed instrument played with the fingers (Josephus); perhaps a lyre, perhaps a sort of dulcimer. The toph, here translated "tabret," and elsewhere often "timbrel," was most likely a tambourine. All four instruments had in the earlier times been dedicated to the worship of Jehovah (1 Samuel 10:5); now they were employed to inflame men's passions at feasts. They regard not the work of the Lord. The "work of Jehovah" is his manifestation of himself in history, more especially in the history of his chosen people (Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 92:4; Psalm 111:3, etc.). A pious Israelite was ever marveling at all that God had done for his nation (Deuteronomy 32:7-14; Joshua 24:2-13; 1 Chronicles 16:12-22; Ezra 9:7-9; Nehemiah 9:7-31; Psalm 68:7-28; Psalm 78:10-72; Psalm 105:5-45; Psalm 106:7-46; Psalm 136:5-24, etc.). The men of Isaiah's generation had ceased to care for things of the past, and devoted themselves to enjoying the present. Neither consider, etc. (comp. Isaiah 1:3, "My people doth not consider"). The verb used is not, however, the same in the Hebrew.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew At their feastsמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑ם (miš·tê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4960: Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast are the lyre כִנּ֜וֹר (ḵin·nō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3658: A harp [and] harp, וָנֶ֗בֶל (wā·ne·ḇel) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5035: A skin-bag for, liquids, a vase, a lyre tambourines תֹּ֧ף (tōp̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8596: A timbrel, tambourine and flutes וְחָלִ֛יל (wə·ḥā·lîl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2485: Flute, pipe and wine. וָיַ֖יִן (wā·ya·yin) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication They disregard לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the actions פֹּ֤עַל (pō·‘al) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6467: Doing, deed, work of the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and fail לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to see רָאֽוּ׃ (rā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7200: To see the work וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה (ū·ma·‘ă·śêh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property of His hands. יָדָ֖יו (yā·ḏāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand Links Isaiah 5:12 NIVIsaiah 5:12 NLT Isaiah 5:12 ESV Isaiah 5:12 NASB Isaiah 5:12 KJV Isaiah 5:12 BibleApps.com Isaiah 5:12 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 5:12 Chinese Bible Isaiah 5:12 French Bible Isaiah 5:12 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 5:12 The harp lyre tambourine and flute (Isa Isi Is) |