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Therefore is my harp turned to mourning, And my pipe into the voice of those who weep.
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From Joy to Mourning
Commentators explain that the harp and pipe (or "organ") were instruments associated with joy, celebration, and even religious praise. Job's statement that they are now "turned to mourning" is a powerful metaphor signifying that every source of happiness in his life has been replaced by profound sorrow and lamentation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
My harp also is turned to mourning - What formerly gave cheerful sounds, now gives only notes of plaintiveness and lamentation. The…
19th Century
Anglican
My harp also is turned to mourning. —Or, Therefore is my harp turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of them …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
My harp also is [turned] to mourning Which he used, as David, either in religious worship, expressing praise to God thereby, o…
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Job complains a great deal. Harbouring hard thoughts of God was the sin that, at this time, most easily beset Job. When inward temptations join wit…
13th Century
Catholic
After listing the many prosperous things he had enjoyed in the past, Job now lists the adversities he was suffering. He begins by showing that, in …
