NOISE (קﯴל, H7754, sound, voice, רוּעַ, H8131, shout for joy, שָׁאﯴנ֮, H8623, roar, uproar, הָמﯴן, H2162, growl, be boisterous; φωνή, G5889, voice, ῥοιζηδόν, G4853, with a rushing sound). The RSV OT has rendered “noise” much less frequently than the KJV, the chief difference being the marked preference for “sound” instead of “noise” in the RSV. On the other hand, the NT trs. of the RSV have introduced “noise(s)” in five places where the KJV had either “sounds” or “voices.” The RSV’s emphasis upon “noise” is predominantly in the context of God’s predicted judgment, either direct or indirect, against the earth’s inhabitants (Isa 29:6; 33:3; Jer 4:29; 47:3; 50:22; Ezek 26:10; Rev 8:5; 9:9; 11:19; 16:18), which emphasis is confined to prophetic books. There is also the noise of people, either in rejoicing over the appointment of a new king (1 Kings 1:40, 45; 2 Kings 11:13) or in worshiping the golden calf (Exod 32:17). The psalmist’s admonition to shout in worship of the Lord is rendered “joyful noise” (Pss 66:1; 95:1, 2; 98:4, 6; 100:1). A roaring noise is associated with a jubilant throng (Isa 24:8), enemy hordes in their attack on Israel (Isa 25:5) and the waves of the sea (Jer 51:55). A growling noise is the picture of shepherds in their attempt to frighten a lion away (Isa 31:4) and of songs that are unacceptable to God (Amos 5:23). Peter records a rushing noise which will accompany the future passing away of the heavens (2 Pet 3:10).