Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.

Bible References

To cease

Jeremiah 16:9
For this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "In this place I'm about to bring an end to the sounds of happiness and rejoicing, the sounds of the bridegroom and the bride. I'll do it in front of your eyes and in your time.
Jeremiah 25:10
I'll destroy the sounds of gladness and rejoicing from them, the sounds of the bridegroom and the bride, the sound of the hand mill and also the light of the lamp.
Jeremiah 33:10
"This is what the LORD says: "You are saying about this place, "It is a ruin without people and without animals." Yet in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem which are desolate places without inhabitants and without animals, there will again be heard
Isaiah 24:7
The new wine evaporates; the vine and the oil dry up; all the merrymakers groan.
Ezekiel 26:13
""I'll silence the noise of your songs and the music of your harps won't be heard anymore.
Hosea 2:11
I'll put a stop to her mirth, along with her celebrations, her New Moons, her Sabbaths, and all of her festive assemblies.
Revelation 18:23
The light from a lamp will never shine within you again. The voice of a bridegroom and bride will never be heard within you again. For your merchants were the important people of the world, and all the nations were deceived by your witchcraft.

For

Jeremiah 4:27
For this is what the LORD says: "The entire land will be devastated, but I won't completely destroy it.
Leviticus 26:33
"I'll scatter you among the nations and draw the sword after you so that your land becomes desolate and your towns become ruins.
Isaiah 1:7
"Your country lies desolate; your cities have been incinerated. Before your very eyes, foreigners are devouring your land they've brought devastation on it, while the land is overthrown by foreigners.
Isaiah 3:26
and her gates lament and mourn. Ravaged, she will sit on the ground."
Isaiah 6:11
Then I asked, "For how long, LORD?" He replied: "Until cities lie waste, without inhabitants, and houses without people; and the land becomes utterly desolate.
Micah 7:13
The land will become desolate because of its inhabitants, and as a result of their behavior.

General references

Isaiah 24:8
"The celebrations of the tambourine have ended, the noise of the jubilant has stopped, and the mirth that the harp produces has ended.
Jeremiah 8:1
"At that time," declares the LORD, "the bones of the king of Judah, the bones of his officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the residents of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves.
Ezekiel 26:13
""I'll silence the noise of your songs and the music of your harps won't be heard anymore.

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