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The (A)joy of tambourines ceases;
The rumbling of those exulting stops;
The joy of the harp ceases.
They do not drink wine with song;
(B)Strong drink is (C)bitter to those who drink it.
10 The (D)city of chaos is broken down;
(E)Every house is shut up so that none may enter.
11 There is an (F)outcry in the streets concerning the wine;
(G)All gladness [a]turns to gloom.
The joy of the earth is taken away into exile.

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  1. Isaiah 24:11 Lit is darkened

34 Then I will make to (A)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 (B)land will become a waste place.

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For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I am going to (A)cause to cease from this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of rejoicing and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride.

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13 So I will cause the tumult of your (A)songs to cease, and the sound of your (B)harps will be heard no more.

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23 and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the (A)voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your (B)merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived (C)by your sorcery.

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