Job 30:31

WEB

³¹Therefore my harp has turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of those who weep.

KJV

³¹My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.

BSB

³¹My harp is tuned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping.

FBV

³¹My lyre only plays sad songs, and my pipe is the voice of those who weep.

Extra References

Lamentations 5:15

¹⁵The joy of our heart has ceased. Our dance is turned into mourning.

Isaiah 21:4

⁴My heart flutters. Horror has frightened me. The twilight that I desired has been turned into trembling for me.

Isaiah 22:12

¹²In that day, the Lord, GOD ^[+] of Armies, called to weeping, to mourning, to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth;

⁷The new wine mourns. The vine languishes. All the merry-hearted sigh. ⁸The mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases. ⁹They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.

Psalms 137:1-4

¹By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion. ²On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps. ³For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” ⁴How can we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?

Daniel 6:18

¹⁸Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting. No musical instruments were brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

⁴a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;