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.
I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the
And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any
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
So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.
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
For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservant
before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,
The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan.
I will put an end to all her exultation: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—all her appointed feasts.
And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all
By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to dest