Isaiah 14:11
New King James Version
11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol,
And the sound of your stringed instruments;
The maggot is spread under you,
And worms cover you.’
Isaiah 24:8
New King James Version
8 The mirth (A)of the tambourine ceases,
The noise of the jubilant ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.
Jeremiah 7:34
New King James Version
34 Then I will cause to (A)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 (B)the land shall be desolate.
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Jeremiah 25:10
New King James Version
10 Moreover I will [a]take from them the (A)voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, (B)the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp.
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- Jeremiah 25:10 Lit. cause to perish from them
Amos 6:5
New King James Version
5 (A)Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments,
And invent for yourselves (B)musical instruments (C)like David;
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