Jeremiah 16:9

New Living Translation

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.

Cross References

Psalm 78:63

Their young men were killed by fire; their young women died before singing their wedding songs.

Jeremiah 25:10

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.

Jeremiah 7:34

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.

Ezekiel 12:25

For I am the Lord! If I say it, it will happen. There will be no more delays, you rebels of Israel. I will fulfill my threat of destruction in your own lifetime. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”

Ezekiel 26:13

I will stop the music of your songs. No more will the sound of harps be heard among your people.

Hosea 2:11

I will put an end to her annual festivals, her new moon celebrations, and her Sabbath days— all her appointed festivals.