# General Information:

Isaiah continues to describe a time in the future when God will judge the earth. Prophets sometimes describe a future event as something in the past or in the present. This emphasizes the event certainly will happen. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-pastforfuture]])

# tambourines ... harp

These are musical instruments. See how you translated these in [Isaiah 5:12](../05/12.md).