Lamentations 5:14
The elders have ceased from the gate, and the young men from their music.
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- Jeremiah 7:34 Then I will cause to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land will become a waste.”
- Isaiah 24:7–9 The new wine mourns. The vine languishes. All the merry-hearted sigh. The mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases. They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.
- Ezekiel 26:13 I will cause the noise of your songs to cease. The sound of your harps won’t be heard any more.