Lamentations 5:14
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14 The old men have left the city gate,
the young men their music.
Jeremiah 7:34
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34 And I will bring to an end the sound of mirth and gladness, the voice of the bride and bridegroom in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, for the land shall become a waste.(A)
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Ezekiel 26:13
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13 I will silence the music of your songs;
the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more.(A)
Isaiah 24:7-11
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7 The wine dries up;
the vine languishes;
all the merry-hearted sigh.(A)
8 The mirth of the timbrels is stilled;
the noise of the jubilant has ceased;
the mirth of the lyre is stilled.(B)
9 No longer do they drink wine with singing;
strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
10 The city of chaos is broken down;
every house is shut up so that no one can enter.(C)
11 There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine;
all joy has reached its eventide;
the gladness of the earth is banished.(D)
Revelation 18:22
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22 and the sound of harpists and entertainers and of flutists and trumpeters
will be heard in you no more,
and an artisan of any trade
will be found in you no more,
and the sound of the millstone
will be heard in you no more,(A)
Lamentations 2:10
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10 The elders of daughter Zion
sit on the ground in silence;
they have thrown dust on their heads;
they put on sackcloth;
the young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground.(A)
Lamentations 1:19
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19 I called to my lovers,
but they deceived me;
my priests and elders
perished in the city
while seeking food
to revive their lives.(A)
Lamentations 1:4
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4 The roads to Zion mourn,
for no one comes to the festivals;
all her gates are desolate;
her priests groan;
her young girls grieve,[a]
and her lot is bitter.(A)
Footnotes
- 1.4 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Jeremiah 25:10
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10 And I will banish from them the sound of mirth and the sound of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp.(A)
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Jeremiah 16:9
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9 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I am going to banish from this place, in your days and before your eyes, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.(A)
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Isaiah 3:2-3
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2 warrior and soldier,
judge and prophet,
diviner and elder,(A)
3 captain of fifty
and dignitary,
counselor and skillful magician
and expert enchanter.
Job 30:31
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31 My lyre is turned to mourning
and my pipe to the voice of those who weep.(A)
Job 30:1
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30 “But now they make sport of me,
those who are younger than I,
whose fathers I would have disdained
to set with the dogs of my flock.(A)
Job 29:7-17
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7 When I went out to the gate of the city,
when I took my seat in the square,
8 the young men saw me and withdrew,
and the aged rose up and stood;
9 the nobles refrained from talking
and laid their hands on their mouths;(A)
10 the voices of princes were hushed,
and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.(B)
11 When the ear heard, it commended me,
and when the eye saw, it approved,
12 because I delivered the poor who cried
and the orphan who had no helper.(C)
13 The blessing of the wretched came upon me,
and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.(D)
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and a turban.(E)
15 I was eyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I championed the cause of the stranger.(F)
17 I broke the fangs of the unrighteous
and made them drop their prey from their teeth.(G)
Deuteronomy 16:18
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Municipal Judges and Officers
18 “You shall appoint judges and officials throughout your tribes, in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall render just decisions for the people.(A)
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