Mazmur 137:2

137:2 On the poplars in her midst

we hang our harps,

Yesaya 14:11

14:11 Your splendor ¹  has been brought down to Sheol,

as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. ² 

You lie on a bed of maggots,

with a blanket of worms over you. ³ 

Amos 5:23

5:23 Take away from me your ⁴  noisy songs;

I don’t want to hear the music of your stringed instruments. ⁵ 

[14:11]  ¹ tn Or “pride” (NCV, CEV); KJV, NIV, NRSV “pomp.”

[14:11]  ² tn Or “harps” (NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[14:11]  ³ tn Heb “under you maggots are spread out, and worms are your cover.”

[5:23]  ⁴ tn In this verse the second person suffixes are singular and not plural like they are in vv. 21-22 and vv. 25-27. Some have suggested that perhaps a specific individual or group within the nation is in view.

[5:23]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew word probably refers to “harps” (NASB, NIV, NRSV) or “lutes” (NEB).