Jeremiah 25:10 “Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the…”

Jeremiah 25:10

Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.

World English Bible

Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.

American Standard Version

Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.

Geneva Bible 1599

Moreouer I will take from them the voyce of mirth and the voyce of gladnesse, the voyce of the bridegrome and the voyce of the bride, the noise of the milstones, and the light of the candle.

Darby Translation

And I will cause to perish from them the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp.

Young's Literal Translation

And I have destroyed from them the voice of rejoicing, and the voice of joy, voice of bridegroom and voice of bride, noise of millstones, and the light of lamps.

Bible in Basic English

And more than this, I will take from them the sound of laughing voices, the voice of joy, the voice of the newly-married man, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the stones crushing the grain, and the shining of lights.

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Cross references

“take from”

Esther 3:13 Esther 7:4 Esther 8:11

Esther 3:13 · BSB

And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the th…

Esther 7:4 · BSB

For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening t…

Esther 8:11 · BSB

By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women…

“voice of mirth”

Jeremiah 7:34 Jeremiah 16:9 Ezekiel 26:13 Isaiah 24:7–12 Hosea 2:11 Jeremiah 33:10

Jeremiah 7:34 · BSB

I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”

Jeremiah 16:9 · BSB

For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom.

Ezekiel 26:13 · BSB

So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.

Isaiah 24:7–12 · BSB

The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan.

Hosea 2:11 · BSB

I will put an end to all her exultation: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths— all her appointed feasts.

Jeremiah 33:10 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: In this place you say is a wasteland without man or beast, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted—inhabited by neither man nor beast—there will be heard again

“the sound”

Ecclesiastes 12:2–4

Ecclesiastes 12:2–4 · BSB

before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.

11And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.

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