9 Bible Verses about Stopping Rejoicing

And I will silence in the cities of Judah and in 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 become a waste.

For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will silence in this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

Moreover, I will banish from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the grinding of the millstones and the light of the lamp.

and the light of a lamp will shine in you no more, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will be heard in you no more, for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.

And I will stop the music of your songs, and the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more.

The mirth of the tambourines is stilled, the noise of the jubilant has ceased, the mirth of the lyre is stilled.

And I will put an end to all her mirth, her feasts, her new moons, her Sabbaths, and all her appointed feasts.

The joy of our hearts has ceased; our dancing has been turned to mourning.

Therefore they shall now be the first of those who go into exile, and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away."