Psalm 137:2


On the willow trees in the midst of Babylon
We hung our harps.

Isaiah 24:8


The mirth of the timbrels (tambourines) ceases,
The noise of those who rejoice ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.

Ezekiel 26:13

So I will silence your songs, and the sound of your lyres will no longer be heard.

Psalm 33:2


Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
Sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings.

Psalm 81:2


Raise a song, sound the timbrel,
The sweet sounding lyre with the harp.

Amos 8:10


“And I shall turn your festivals and feasts into mourning
And all your songs into dirges (funeral poems to be sung);
And I shall cause sackcloth to be put on everyone’s loins
And baldness on every head [shaved for mourning].
And I shall make that time like a time of mourning for an only son [who has died],
And the end of it shall be like a bitter day.

Revelation 18:22

And the sound of harpists and musicians and flutists and trumpeters will never again be heard in you, and no skilled artisan of any craft will ever again be found in you, and the sound of the millstone [grinding grain] will never again be heard in you [for commerce will no longer flourish, and normal life will cease].

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Summary

We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

General references

Bible References

We hanged

Psalm 33:2

Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
Sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings.
Isaiah 24:8

The mirth of the timbrels (tambourines) ceases,
The noise of those who rejoice ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.
Ezekiel 26:13
So I will silence your songs, and the sound of your lyres will no longer be heard.
Amos 8:10

“And I shall turn your festivals and feasts into mourning
And all your songs into dirges (funeral poems to be sung);
And I shall cause sackcloth to be put on everyone’s loins
And baldness on every head [shaved for mourning].
And I shall make that time like a time of mourning for an only son [who has died],
And the end of it shall be like a bitter day.
Revelation 18:22
And the sound of harpists and musicians and flutists and trumpeters will never again be heard in you, and no skilled artisan of any craft will ever again be found in you, and the sound of the millstone [grinding grain] will never again be heard in you [for commerce will no longer flourish, and normal life will cease].

General references

Job 30:31

“Therefore my lyre (harp) is used for [the sound of] mourning,
And my flute for the [sound of the] voices of those who weep.