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NASB | Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 5:20 Woe (judgment is coming) to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! |
Bible Question:
Recent comments in the forum have me curious about the opinions of others on the subject of music. Is sound capable of moral influence? Does music alone, with or without lyrics, carry and communicate moral value? Is music amoral (i.e., does God have no opinion about music)? Is there scripture that weighs in on this issue one way or another? Please note that the questions have nothing to do with worship music. I'd appreciate scriptural input on the narrow subject of the questions themselves. In Him, Doc |
Bible Answer: Yes scripture says much on music Here is Nave's listings MUSIC • Teachers of. 1 Chron. 15:22; 1 Chron. 25:7-8; 2 Chron. 23:13 • Physical effect of, on man. 1 Samuel 16:15-16; 1 Samuel 16:23 • Discoursed during the offering of sacrifices. 2 Chron. 29:27-28 • Precentor. Neh. 12:42 • Chief musician. Neh. 12:42; Habakkuk 3:19 • Chambers for musicians in the temple, in Ezekiel’s vision. Ezekiel 40:44 • In heaven. Rev. 5:8-9; Rev. 14:2-3; Rev. 15:2-3 • Instruments of. • Invented by Jubal. Genesis 4:21 • Invented by David. 1 Chron. 23:5; 2 Chron. 7:6; 2 Chron. 29:26; Amos 6:5 • Made by Solomon. 1 Kings 10:12; 2 Chron. 9:11; Eccles. 2:8 • Made by Tyrians. Ezekiel 28:13 • Symbols used in. • Alamoth. Literally virgins. • A term that seems to indicate rendering of song by female voices, possibly soprano. 1 Chron. 15:20; Psalm 46:1-11 • Al-Taschith. • Seems to indicate the kind of ode or melody in which the ode should be sung. Psalm 57:1; Psalm 58:1; Psalm 59:1; Psalm 75:1 • Higgaion. • According to Gesenius, the murmuring tone of a harp, should be rendered in plaintive manner. Psalm 92:3 • Combined with “Selah”. • May have been for a pause in the vocal music while the instruments rendered an interlude. Psalm 9:16 • Mendelssohn translates it “meditation, thought”. • Music was to be rendered in a mode to promote devout meditation. Psalm 19:14 • Mahalath, Maschil, Leannoth. • Authorities are unsure. May indicate instruments to be played or melody to be sung. Psalm 53:1; Psalm 88:1 • Maschil. Meaning is obscure. • Where it occurs elsewhere it is equivalent to the English words, to become wise by instruction. Psalm 32:1; Psalm 42:1; Psalm 44:1; Psalm 45:1; Psalm 47:7; Psalm 52:1; Psalm 53:1; Psalm 54:1; Psalm 55:1; Psalm 74:1; Psalm 78:1; Psalm 88:1; Psalm 89:1; Psalm 142:1 • Michtam. • A musical term Luther interprets as “golden,” or precious. • Ewald interprets it as signifying a plaintive manner. Psalm 16:1; Psalm 56:1; Psalm 57:1; Psalm 58:1; Psalm 59:1; Psalm 60:1 • Muth-Labben. • Authorities, ancient and modern, differ as to the probable signification. • Gesenius and De Wette interpret it, “with the voice of virgins, by boys”. • Others derive the word from a different Hebrew root, and interpret it as a funeral ode. Psalm 9:1 • Neginah and Neginoth. • Seems to indicate that the song should be accompanied by stringed instruments. Psalm 4:1; Psalm 54:1; Psalm 55:1; Psalm 61:1; Psalm 67:1; Habakkuk 3:19 • Nehiloth. • Seems to indicate that when this Psalm was sung it was to be accompanied by wind instruments. Psalm 5:1 • Selah. • Appears frequently in the Psalms. • Unknown. Maybe a pause in vocal music while an instrumental interlude or finale is rendered. • Sheminity, translated “eighth”. • Probably indicates the measure, movement, or pitch. Psalm 6:1; Psalm 12:1 • Shiggaion, called also Shigionoth. • Supposed to have been musical terms to guide in rendering the song. • At the close of the chapter the author refers the ode “to the chief musician, stringed instruments”. • The term may suggest the movement in interpreting the music set to it. Psalm 7:1; Habakkuk 3:1-19 • Shoshannim and Shushan-Eduth. • Seems to indicate the manner in which these Psalms were to be rendered. • Kimchi, Tremellius, and Eichhorn render it "hexachorda" singing with six stringed instruments. Psalm 45:1; Psalm 60:1; Psalm 69:1; Psalm 80:1 • Unclassified scripture relating to. Genesis 31:27; Exodus 15:1-27; Numbers 21:17-20; Judges 5:1-31; Judges 11:34; 1 Samuel 18:6-7; 2 Samuel 19:35; 1 Kings 1:40; 1 Chron. 6:31-32; 1 Chron. 15:16-22; 1 Chron. 15:24; 1 Chron. 15:27-28; 1 Chron. 16:4-39; 1 Chron. 16:41-42; 1 Chron. 23:3; 1 Chron. 23:5-6; 1 Chron. 23:27; 1 Chron. 23:30; 1 Chron. 25:1-31; 2 Chron. 5:12-13; 2 Chron. 20:19; 2 Chron. 20:21-22; 2 Chron. 20:28; 2 Chron. 23:13; 2 Chron. 23:18; 2 Chron. 29:25-28; 2 Chron. 31:2; 2 Chron. 35:15; 2 Chron. 35:25; Ezra 2:64-65; Ezra 3:10-11; Neh. 12:24; Neh. 12:27-47; Job 21:12; Job 30:31; Psalm 33:1-4; Psalm 68:1-35; Psalm 81:1-3; Psalm 87:7; Psalm 92:1-3; Psalm 95:1-2; Psalm 98:1-8; Psalm 104:33; Psalm 105:2; Psalm 135:1-3; Psalm 137:1-6; Psalm 144:9; Psalm 149:1-3; Psalm 149:6; Psalm 150:1-6; Proverbs 25:20; Eccles. 2:8; Isaiah 5:12; Isaiah 14:11; Isaiah 16:10; Isaiah 23:16; Isaiah 24:8-9; Isaiah 30:29; Isaiah 30:32; Jeremiah 31:4; Ezekiel 26:13; Ezekiel 33:32; Daniel 3:4-7; Daniel 3:10-16; Amos 6:5; Amos 8:10; Matthew 9:23; Matthew 11:17; Mark 14:26; 1 Cor. 14:15; Ephes. 5:19; Col. 3:16; Hebrews 2:12; Rev. 14:2-3; Rev. 18:22 Pretty intensive study. I removed some the references to individual instruments so this would fit. EdB |