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Stilled are the cheerful timbrels,
    ended the shouts of the jubilant,
    stilled the cheerful harp.(A)

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The joyful timbrels(A) are stilled,
    the noise(B) of the revelers(C) has stopped,
    the joyful harp(D) is silent.(E)

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14 The elders have abandoned the gate,[a]
    the young men their music.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:14 The gate: a place of assembly, where city decisions were made and judgment given by the elders and other community leaders; see note on Ru 4:1.

14 The elders are gone from the city gate;
    the young men have stopped their music.(A)

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