Jeremiah 25:10
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10 Moreover, (A)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, (B)the grinding of the millstones and (C)the light of the lamp.
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Jeremiah 7:34
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34 (A)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, (B)for the land shall become a waste.
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Revelation 18:22-23
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22 and (A)the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
will be found in you no more,
and (B)the sound of the mill
will be heard in you no more,
23 and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more,
and (C)the voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more,
for (D)your merchants were the great ones of the earth,
and all nations were deceived (E)by your sorcery.
Ezekiel 26:13
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13 (A)And I will stop the music of your songs, and (B)the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more.
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Jeremiah 16:9
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9 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (A)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.
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Jeremiah 33:10-11
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10 “Thus says the Lord: In this place (A)of which you say, ‘It is a waste without man or beast,’ in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man or inhabitant or beast, there shall be heard again 11 (B)the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring (C)thank offerings to the house of the Lord:
(D)“‘Give thanks to the Lord of hosts,
for the Lord is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!’
(E)For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the Lord.
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Hosea 2:11
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11 (A)And I will put an end to all her mirth,
her feasts, her (B)new moons, her (C)Sabbaths,
and all her (D)appointed feasts.
Isaiah 24:7-12
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7 (A)The wine mourns,
the vine languishes,
all the merry-hearted sigh.
8 (B)The mirth of the tambourines is stilled,
the noise of the jubilant has ceased,
the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
9 No more do they drink wine (C)with singing;
strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
10 (D)The wasted city is broken down;
(E)every house is shut up so that none can enter.
11 (F)There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine;
(G)all joy has grown dark;
the gladness of the earth is banished.
12 Desolation is left in the city;
the gates are battered into ruins.
Ecclesiastes 12:2-4
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2 before (A)the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain, 3 in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and (B)those who look through the windows are dimmed, 4 and (C)the doors on the street are shut—when (D)the sound of the grinding is low, and one rises up at the sound of a bird, and all (E)the daughters of song are brought low—
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Esther 8:11
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11 saying that the king allowed the Jews who were in every city (A)to gather and defend their lives, (B)to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, children and women included, (C)and to plunder their goods,
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Esther 7:4
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4 (A)For we have been sold, I and my people, (B)to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would have been silent, for our affliction is not to be compared with the loss to the king.”
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Esther 3:13
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13 Letters were sent (A)by couriers to all the king's provinces with instruction (B)to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, (C)in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, (D)and to plunder their goods.
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