Jeremiah 7:34
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34 I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in the streets of Jerusalem. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard in the towns of Judah. The land will lie in complete desolation.
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Revelation 18:23
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23 The light of a lamp
will never shine in you again.
The happy voices of brides and grooms
will never be heard in you again.
For your merchants were the greatest in the world,
and you deceived the nations with your sorceries.
Hosea 2:11
New Living Translation
11 I will put an end to her annual festivals,
her new moon celebrations, and her Sabbath days—
all her appointed festivals.
Ezekiel 26:13
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13 I will stop the music of your songs. No more will the sound of harps be heard among your people.
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Jeremiah 25:10
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10 I will take away your happy singing and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard. Your millstones will fall silent, and the lights in your homes will go out.
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Jeremiah 16:9
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9 For this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: In your own lifetime, before your very eyes, I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in this land. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard.
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Isaiah 24:7-8
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7 The grapevines waste away,
and there is no new wine.
All the merrymakers sigh and mourn.
8 The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled;
the happy cries of celebration are heard no more.
The melodious chords of the harp are silent.
Isaiah 1:7
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7 Your country lies in ruins,
and your towns are burned.
Foreigners plunder your fields before your eyes
and destroy everything they see.
Leviticus 26:33
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33 I will scatter you among the nations and bring out my sword against you. Your land will become desolate, and your cities will lie in ruins.
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Micah 7:13
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13 But the land[a] will become empty and desolate
because of the wickedness of those who live there.
Footnotes
- 7:13 Or earth.
Jeremiah 4:27
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27 This is what the Lord says:
“The whole land will be ruined,
but I will not destroy it completely.
Isaiah 3:26
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26 The gates of Zion will weep and mourn.
The city will be like a ravaged woman,
huddled on the ground.
Jeremiah 33:10
New Living Translation
10 “This is what the Lord says: You have said, ‘This is a desolate land where people and animals have all disappeared.’ Yet in the empty streets of Jerusalem and Judah’s other towns, there will be heard once more
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Isaiah 6:11
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11 Then I said, “Lord, how long will this go on?”
And he replied,
“Until their towns are empty,
their houses are deserted,
and the whole country is a wasteland;
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