Jeremiah 7:34

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When I have finished with your land, there will be deathly silence in the empty ruins of Jerusalem and the towns of Judah—no happy voices, no sounds of parties or wedding celebrations.

Cross References

Job 3:7

Don't let children be created or joyful shouts be heard ever again in that night.

Psalm 78:63

Fire destroyed the young men, and the young women were left with no one to marry.

Isaiah 1:7

Your country lies in ruins; your towns are in ashes. Foreigners and strangers take and destroy your land while you watch.

Isaiah 3:26

The city will mourn and sit in the dust, emptied of its people.

Isaiah 6:11

Then I asked the LORD, “How long will this last?” The LORD answered: Until their towns are destroyed and their houses are deserted, until their fields are empty,

Jeremiah 16:9

Warn the people of Judah that I, the LORD All-Powerful, will put an end to all their parties and wedding celebrations.

Jeremiah 22:6

Listen to what I think about it: the palace of Judah's king is as glorious as Gilead or Lebanon's highest peaks. But it will be as empty as a ghost town when I'm through with it.

Jeremiah 25:10

I will put an end to your parties and wedding celebrations; no one will grind grain or be here to light the lamps at night.

Jeremiah 27:17

If you choose to obey the king of Babylonia, you will live. But if you listen to those prophets, this whole city will be nothing but a pile of rubble.

Jeremiah 33:10

Jeremiah, you say that this land is a desert without people or animals, and for now, you are right. The towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem are deserted, and people and animals are nowhere to be seen. But some day you will hear

Jeremiah 33:11

happy voices and the sounds of parties and wedding celebrations. And when people come to my temple to offer sacrifices to thank me, you will hear them say: “We praise you, LORD All-Powerful! You are good to us, and your love never fails.” The land will once again be productive.

Jeremiah 4:26

Farmland had become a desert, and towns were in ruins. The LORD's fierce anger had done all of this.

Jeremiah 4:27

The LORD said: I have made my decision, and I won't change my mind. This land will be destroyed, although not completely. The sky will turn dark, and the earth will mourn.

Jeremiah 44:6

Finally, my anger struck like a raging flood, and today Jerusalem and the towns of Judah are nothing but empty ruins.

Lamentations 5:14

Our leaders are not allowed to decide cases in court, and young people no longer play music.

Ezekiel 26:13

You will have no reason to sing or play music on harps,

Ezekiel 7:11

and violent criminals run free. None of you will survive the disaster, and everything you own and value will be shattered.

Hosea 2:11

I'll stop Israel's celebrations— no more New Moon Festivals, Sabbaths, or other feasts.

Hosea 2:13

I'll punish her for the days she worshipped Baal and burnt incense to him. I'll punish her for the times she forgot about me and wore jewellery and rings to attract her lovers. I, the LORD, have spoken!

Leviticus 26:33

After I destroy your towns and ruin your land with war, I'll scatter you among the nations.

Micah 7:13

Those nations will suffer disaster because of what they did.

Revelation 18:23

Lamps will no longer shine anywhere in Babylon, and couples will never again say wedding vows there. Her merchants ruled the earth, and by her witchcraft she fooled all nations.