Lamentations 5:14
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14 The elders have ceased gathering at the gate,
And the young men from their (A)music.
Jeremiah 7:34
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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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Ezekiel 26:13
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13 (A)I will put an end to the sound of (B)your songs, and the sound of your harps shall be heard no more.
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Isaiah 24:7-11
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7 (A)The new wine fails, the vine languishes,
All the merry-hearted sigh.
8 The mirth (B)of the tambourine ceases,
The noise of the jubilant ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.
9 They shall not drink wine with a song;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
10 The city of confusion is broken down;
Every house is shut up, so that none may go in.
11 There is a cry for wine in the streets,
All joy is darkened,
The mirth of the land is gone.
Revelation 18:22
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22 (A)The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore.
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Lamentations 2:10
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10 The elders of the daughter of Zion
(A)Sit on the ground and keep silence;
[a]They (B)throw dust on their heads
And (C)gird themselves with sackcloth.
The virgins of Jerusalem
Bow their heads to the ground.
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- Lamentations 2:10 A sign of mourning
Lamentations 1:19
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19 “I called for my lovers,
But they deceived me;
My priests and my elders
Breathed their last in the city,
While they sought food
To restore their life.
Lamentations 1:4
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4 The roads to Zion mourn
Because no one comes to the [a]set feasts.
All her gates are (A)desolate;
Her priests sigh,
Her virgins are afflicted,
And she is in bitterness.
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- Lamentations 1:4 appointed
Jeremiah 25:10
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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
Jeremiah 16:9
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9 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, (A)I will cause to cease from this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of [a]mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.
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- Jeremiah 16:9 rejoicing
Isaiah 3:2-3
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2 (A)The mighty man and the man of war,
The judge and the prophet,
And the diviner and the elder;
3 The captain of fifty and the [a]honorable man,
The counselor and the skillful artisan,
And the expert enchanter.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:3 Eminent looking men
Job 30:31
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31 My harp is turned to mourning,
And my flute to the voice of those who weep.
Job 30:1
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Job’s Wealth Now Poverty
30 “But now they mock at me, men [a]younger than I,
Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.
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- Job 30:1 Lit. of fewer days
Job 29:7-17
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7 “When I went out to the gate by the city,
When I took my seat in the open square,
8 The young men saw me and hid,
And the aged arose and stood;
9 The princes refrained from talking,
And (A)put their hand on their mouth;
10 The voice of nobles was hushed,
And their (B)tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11 When the ear heard, then it blessed me,
And when the eye saw, then it approved me;
12 Because (C)I delivered the poor who cried out,
The fatherless and the one who had no helper.
13 The blessing of a perishing man came upon me,
And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14 (D)I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
My justice was like a robe and a turban.
15 I was (E)eyes to the blind,
And I was feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the poor,
And (F)I searched out the case that I did not know.
17 I broke (G)the fangs of the wicked,
And plucked the victim from his teeth.
Deuteronomy 16:18
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Justice Must Be Administered
18 “You shall appoint (A)judges and officers in all your [a]gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
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- Deuteronomy 16:18 towns
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