Lamentations 5:14
The old men are no longer seated in the doorway. The music of the young men has come to an end.
Jeremiah 7:34
I will cause the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem. The land will become a ruin.
Deuteronomy 16:18
Appoint judges and officers for your tribes in every city Jehovah your God gives you. They are to judge the people fairly.
Job 29:7-17
When I went out to the gate of the city, when I took my seat in the square,
Job 30:1
Men younger than I am make fun of me now! Their fathers have always been so worthless that I would not let them help dogs guard sheep.
Job 30:31
Therefore my harp is turned to mourning, and my flute to the sound of those who weep.
Isaiah 3:2-3
He will take their heroes and soldiers, judges and prophets, fortunetellers and statesmen,
Isaiah 24:7-11
The new wine mourns, the vine decays and the merry-hearted sigh.
Jeremiah 16:9
This is what Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'I am going to put a stop to the sounds of joy and happiness and the sounds of brides and grooms in this place. This will happen in your lifetime, even as you watch.'
Jeremiah 25:10
I will take from them the sounds of joy and happiness, the sounds of brides and grooms, the sound of mills, and the light of lamps.
Lamentations 1:4
The roads to Zion are sad. No one comes to the holy meeting. All her doorways are desolate. Her priests are sighing out of sorrow. Her virgins are troubled, and it is bitter for her.
Lamentations 1:19
I sent for my lovers, but they were false to me. My priests and my responsible men are dying. They look for food to give them new life.
Lamentations 2:10
The elders of the daughter of Zion are seated on the earth and keep silent. They throw dust on their heads. They are clothed in sackcloth. The heads of the virgins of Jerusalem are brought down to the earth.
Ezekiel 26:13
So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the sound of your harps will be heard no more.
Revelation 18:22
The sound of harp players, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, will not be heard anymore in you. No craftsman will be found in you. The sound of a millstone will not be heard in you anymore.