6 occurrences

'Cease' in the Bible

Then I will make to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land will become a ruin.

Verse ConceptsBridegroomBridesMarriage, Customs ConcerningVoicesWeddingsCessationStopping RejoicingLack Of Rejoicing

“You will say this word to them,‘Let my eyes flow down with tears night and day,And let them not cease;For the virgin daughter of my people has been crushed with a mighty blow,With a sorely infected wound.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersAffliction Day And NightNightI Mourn Catastrophe

“For he will be like a tree planted by the water,That extends its roots by a streamAnd will not fear when the heat comes;But its leaves will be green,And it will not be anxious in a year of droughtNor cease to yield fruit.

Verse ConceptsColors, GreenSpring Of WaterUnfading LifeThe Source Of FruitRiver BanksWater For PlantsHot WeatherGreenWater, As A Symbol Of LifeRiversOlive TreesAnxiety And FearWorrying

“If this fixed order departsFrom before Me,” declares the Lord,“Then the offspring of Israel also will ceaseFrom being a nation before Me forever.”

Verse ConceptsOrderly Patternsisrael

And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “You have burned this scroll, saying, ‘Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will make man and beast to cease from it?’”

Verse ConceptsLand Becoming EmptyBoth Men And Animals KilledKings of judah

“So gladness and joy are taken awayFrom the fruitful field, even from the land of Moab.And I have made the wine to cease from the wine presses;No one will tread them with shouting,The shouting will not be shouts of joy.

Verse ConceptsWineWinepressDestroying VineyardsDepression, SymptomsCessationNo FoodLack Of Rejoicing

Bible Theasaurus

Desist (12 instances)
Discontinue (1 instance)
Terminate (2 instances)

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