Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
Our dance
General references
Bible References
Our dance
Psalm 30:11
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,
Amos 6:4
Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
Amos 8:10
I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will make you wear sackcloth on all your bodies, and baldness on every head. I will make it like the mourning for an only son, and its end like a bitter day.
James 4:9
Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
General references
Job 30:31
Therefore my harp has turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of those who weep.