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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />My lyre is tuned to mourning, and my pipe to the sound of wailing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My harp plays sad music, and my flute accompanies those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My lyre is turned to mourning, and my pipe to the voice of those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My harp is tuned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My harp also is <i>turned</i> to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My harp is <i>turned</i> to mourning, And my flute to the voice of those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore my harp is turned to mourning, And my flute to the sound of those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore my harp is turned to mourning, And my flute to the sound of those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Therefore my harp is turned to mourning, And my flute to the sound of those who weep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore my harp is turned to mourning, And my flute to the sound of those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore my lyre (harp) is <i>used</i> for [the sound of] mourning, And my flute for the [sound of the] voices of those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My lyre is used for mourning and my flute for the sound of weeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My lyre is used for mourning and my flute for the sound of weeping. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore is my harp turned to mourning, And my pipe into the voice of them that weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My only songs are sorrow and sadness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore is my harp turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of them that weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So my lyre is used for mourning and my flute for loud weeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Where once I heard joyful music, now I hear only mourning and weeping. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But my harp is in mourning; my flute plays only songs for those who are weeping." Job Asserts His Moral Innocence<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My harp is tuned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My harp is used for mourning and my flute for the sound of weeping. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore my harp has turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore my harp has turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of those who weep. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And my harp becomes mourning, "" And my pipe the sound of weeping.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And my harp doth become mourning, And my organ the sound of weeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And my harp will be for mourning, and my pipe for the voice of those weeping.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My harp is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of those that weep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My harp has been turned into mourning, and my pipes have been turned into a voice of weeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My lyre is tuned to mourning, and my reed pipe to sounds of weeping. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My lyre is turned to mourning, and my pipe to the voice of those who weep.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My harp is also turned to mourning, and my song to the voice of those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My harp was for grieving, and my song for the voice of weeping <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore is my harp turned to mourning, And my pipe into the voice of them that weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My harp also has been turned into mourning, and my song into my weeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/30-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4580" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/30.htm">Job's Prosperity Becomes Calamity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3658.htm" title="3658: kin·nō·rî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A lyre. From a unused root meaning to twang; a harp.">My harp</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">is tuned</a> <a href="/hebrew/60.htm" title="60: lə·’ê·ḇel (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Mourning. From 'abal; lamentation.">to mourning</a> <a href="/hebrew/5748.htm" title="5748: wə·‘u·ḡā·ḇî (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or buggab; from agab in the original sense of breathing; a reed-instrument of music.">and my flute</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: lə·qō·wl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">to the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm" title="1058: bō·ḵîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To weep, bewail. A primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan.">of weeping.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-2.htm">Psalm 137:2</a></span><br />There on the willows we hung our harps,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-15.htm">Lamentations 5:15</a></span><br />Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Isaiah 24:8</a></span><br />The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-11.htm">Psalm 69:11-12</a></span><br />I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them. / Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Jeremiah 7:34</a></span><br />I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4-5</a></span><br />My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. / Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Isaiah 21:3-4</a></span><br />Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see. / My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Psalm 42:3</a></span><br />My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-17.htm">Lamentations 3:17-18</a></span><br />My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. / So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Ezekiel 26:13</a></span><br />So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-17.htm">Matthew 11:17</a></span><br />‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-32.htm">Luke 7:32</a></span><br />They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-22.htm">Revelation 18:22</a></span><br />And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-15.htm">Romans 12:15</a></span><br />Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13</a></span><br />Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/137-1.htm">Psalm 137:1-4</a></b></br> By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:4</a></b></br> A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/21-4.htm">Isaiah 21:4</a></b></br> My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/21-12.htm">Flute</a> <a href="/job/21-12.htm">Harp</a> <a href="/job/21-12.htm">Lyre</a> <a href="/job/30-28.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/job/21-12.htm">Music</a> <a href="/job/4-10.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/job/21-12.htm">Organ</a> <a href="/job/21-12.htm">Pipe</a> <a href="/job/23-2.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/job/26-3.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-21.htm">Tuned</a> <a href="/job/30-21.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/29-10.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/esther/4-3.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/job/30-25.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/job/30-25.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/150-4.htm">Flute</a> <a href="/psalms/33-2.htm">Harp</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Lyre</a> <a href="/psalms/30-11.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Music</a> <a href="/job/36-29.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/psalms/150-4.htm">Organ</a> <a href="/psalms/150-4.htm">Pipe</a> <a href="/job/31-38.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/job/33-8.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-20.htm">Tuned</a> <a href="/job/31-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/33-8.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/psalms/30-11.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/job/31-38.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Job 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/30-1.htm">Job's honor is turned into extreme contempt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/30-15.htm">and his prosperity into calamity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>My harp is tuned to mourning</b><br>In the ancient Near East, the harp was a common instrument used for joy and celebration, often associated with worship and praise (<a href="/psalms/33-2.htm">Psalm 33:2</a>, <a href="/1_samuel/16-23.htm">1 Samuel 16:23</a>). Job's statement that his harp is tuned to mourning signifies a profound reversal of his circumstances. Once a man of great wealth and happiness, Job now finds himself in deep sorrow. This phrase reflects the depth of his lament, as music, typically a source of joy, becomes an expression of his grief. The harp, an instrument of beauty, now resonates with the somber tones of his suffering, illustrating the totality of his despair.<p><b>and my flute to the sound of weeping</b><br>The flute, like the harp, was traditionally used in celebrations and joyful occasions (<a href="/1_kings/1-40.htm">1 Kings 1:40</a>, <a href="/isaiah/5-12.htm">Isaiah 5:12</a>). Job's use of the flute to express weeping underscores the intensity of his emotional and physical anguish. In biblical times, music was an integral part of both joyous and sorrowful events, and the transformation of these instruments from joy to mourning highlights the completeness of Job's affliction. This imagery connects to the broader biblical theme of lament, seen in the Psalms and Lamentations, where music and weeping often intertwine. The sound of weeping also foreshadows the ultimate redemption and comfort promised by God, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>, where God will wipe away every tear.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and integrity, Job is the central figure in the Book of Job. He experiences profound suffering and loss, which leads him to lament his condition and question the reasons behind his suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived. It is often associated with a place of great antiquity and wisdom, yet also a place where Job's trials unfolded.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who come to comfort Job but end up arguing with him, suggesting that his suffering is due to sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and sovereign being who allows Job's trials to test his faith and integrity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's righteousness, suggesting that Job is faithful only because of his prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's lamentation reminds us that suffering is a real and present part of the human experience. Even the righteous are not exempt from trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/expression_of_grief.htm">Expression of Grief</a></b><br>Job's use of musical instruments to express mourning highlights the importance of finding ways to articulate our grief and sorrow.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_trials.htm">Faith Amidst Trials</a></b><br>Despite his deep sorrow, Job's account encourages believers to maintain their faith and integrity, trusting in God's ultimate plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament.htm">The Role of Lament</a></b><br>Lament is a biblical way to process pain and seek God in the midst of suffering. It is an honest expression of our emotions before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Job's interaction with his friends, though flawed, underscores the need for community and support during times of distress.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_instruments_are_in_the_old_testament.htm">What musical terms are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_music.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on music?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_concept_of_theodicy.htm">What is the concept of theodicy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_149_3_dance__supernatural_or_cultural.htm">Psalm 149:3 - Is there any indication that the ritual dancing mentioned had supernatural power, or is this a cultural practice without verifiable effects?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">My harp also is turned to mourning.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">Therefore is my harp turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of them that weep. </span>The musical instruments here named, like those of <a href="/genesis/4-21.htm" title="And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.">Genesis 4:21</a>, are respectively the stringed and wind instruments.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My harp also is turned to mourning</span>. The result of all is that Job's harp is laid aside, either literally or figuratively. Its music is replaced by the sound of mourning (see vers. 28, 29). <span class="cmt_word">And my organ</span> (or rather, <span class="accented">my pipe</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>into the voice of them that weep</span>. The pipe also is no longer sounded in his presence; he hears only the voice of weeping and lamentation. Thus appropriately ends the long dirge in which he has bewailed his miserable fare. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/30-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My harp</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּנֹּרִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(kin·nō·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3658.htm">Strong's 3658: </a> </span><span class="str2">A harp</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is tuned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to mourning</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֭אֵבֶל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ê·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_60.htm">Strong's 60: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lamentation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and my flute</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘u·ḡā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5748.htm">Strong's 5748: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a reed musical instrument) perhaps a flute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the sound</span><br /><span class="heb">לְק֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of weeping.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּכִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(bō·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1058.htm">Strong's 1058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To weep, to bemoan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/30-31.htm">Job 30:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/30-31.htm">Job 30:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/30-31.htm">Job 30:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/30-31.htm">Job 30:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/30-31.htm">Job 30:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/30-31.htm">Job 30:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/30-31.htm">Job 30:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/30-31.htm">Job 30:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/30-31.htm">Job 30:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/30-31.htm">Job 30:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/30-31.htm">OT Poetry: Job 30:31 Therefore my harp has turned to mourning (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/30-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 30:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 30:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/31-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 31:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 31:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>