Ecclesiastes 12:4
and the doors along the street are shut; when the sound of the grinding mill grows low, and one is awakened by the sound of a bird, and all their songs grow faint,
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Referenced Verses
- 2 Sam 19:35 : 35 I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I continue to be a burden to my lord the king?
- Jer 25:10 : 10 I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, to the glad celebration of brides and grooms in these lands. I will put an end to the sound of people grinding meal. I will put an end to lamps shining in their houses.
- Rev 18:22 : 22 And the sound of the harpists, musicians, flute players, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again. No craftsman who practices any trade will ever be found in you again; the noise of a mill will never be heard in you again.
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6before the silver cord is removed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the well, or the water wheel is broken at the cistern–
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13The young men perform menial labor; boys stagger from their labor.
14The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped playing their music.
15Our hearts no longer have any joy; our dancing is turned to mourning.
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7The new wine dries up, the vines shrivel up, all those who like to celebrate groan.
8The happy sound of the tambourines stops, the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt, the happy sound of the harp ceases.
9They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.
10The ruined town is shattered; all of the houses are shut up tight.
11They howl in the streets because of what happened to the wine; all joy turns to sorrow; celebrations disappear from the earth.
12The city is left in ruins; the gate is reduced to rubble.
13This is what will happen throughout the earth, among the nations. It will be like when they beat an olive tree, and just a few olives are left at the end of the harvest.
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22And the sound of the harpists, musicians, flute players, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again. No craftsman who practices any trade will ever be found in you again; the noise of a mill will never be heard in you again.
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10I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, to the glad celebration of brides and grooms in these lands. I will put an end to the sound of people grinding meal. I will put an end to lamps shining in their houses.
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9The Lord Will Give True Security You complacent women, get up and listen to me! You carefree daughters, pay attention to what I say!
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12They have stringed instruments, tambourines, flutes, and wine at their parties. So they do not recognize what the LORD is doing, they do not perceive what he is bringing about.
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34I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, or the glad celebration of brides and grooms throughout the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. For the whole land will become a desolate wasteland.”
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41There will be two women grinding grain with a mill; one will be taken and one left.
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13I will silence the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more.
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10י(Yod) The elders of Daughter Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dirt on their heads; They have dressed in sackcloth. Jerusalem’s young women stare down at the ground.
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18The one who runs away from the sound of the terror will fall into the pit; the one who climbs out of the pit, will be trapped by the snare. For the floodgates of the heavens are opened up and the foundations of the earth shake.
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35There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”
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3beside the gates opening into the city, at the entrance of the doorways she cries out:
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20Go, my people! Enter your inner rooms! Close your doors behind you! Hide for a little while, until his angry judgment is over!
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10On that day,” says the LORD,“a loud cry will go up from the Fish Gate, wailing from the city’s newer district, and a loud crash from the hills.
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12so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.
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26Her gates will mourn and lament; deprived of her people, she will sit on the ground.
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31My harp is used for mourning and my flute for the sound of weeping.
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9For I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, tell you what will happen. I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, to the glad celebration of brides and grooms in this land. You and the rest of the people will live to see this happen.’”
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10Joy and happiness disappear from the orchards, and in the vineyards no one rejoices or shouts; no one treads out juice in the wine vats– I have brought the joyful shouts to an end.
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63Watch them from morning to evening; I am the object of their mocking songs.
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4How long must the land be parched and the grass in every field be withered? How long must the animals and the birds die because of the wickedness of the people who live in this land? For these people boast,“God will not see what happens to us.”
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20I said,“So now, you wailing women, listen to the LORD’s message. Open your ears to the message from his mouth. Teach your daughters this mournful song, and let every woman teach her neighbor this lament.
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33“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,
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2Pick up millstones and grind flour! Remove your veil, strip off your skirt, expose your legs, cross the streams!