Ezra 3:13

3:13 People were unable to tell the difference between the sound of joyous shouting and the sound of the people’s weeping, for the people were shouting so loudly ¹  that the sound was heard a long way off.

Ayub 35:10

35:10 But no one says, ‘Where is God, my Creator,

who gives songs in the night, ² 

Mazmur 47:6

47:6 Sing to God! Sing!

Sing to our king! Sing!

[3:13]  ¹ tn Heb “a great shout.”

[35:10]  ² tn There have been several attempts to emend the line, none of which are particularly helpful or interesting. H. H. Rowley (Job [NCBC], 225) says, “It is a pity to rob Elihu of a poetic line when he creates one.”