Isaiah 24:8
The happy sound of the tambourines stops, the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt, the happy sound of the harp ceases.
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Referenced Verses
- Hos 2:11 : 11 I will put an end to all her celebration: her annual religious festivals, monthly new moon celebrations, and weekly Sabbath festivities– all her appointed festivals.
- 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.
- Ezek 26:13 : 13 I will silence the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more.
- Jer 7:34 : 34 I 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.”
- Jer 16:9 : 9 For 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.’”
- 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.
- Isa 5:12 : 12 They 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.
- Isa 23:15-16 : 15 At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, the typical life span of a king. At the end of seventy years Tyre will try to attract attention again, like the prostitute in the popular song: 16 “Take the harp, go through the city, forgotten prostitute! Play it well, play lots of songs, so you’ll be noticed!”
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7The new wine dries up, the vines shrivel up, all those who like to celebrate groan.
- Lam 5:14-152 verses81%
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.
- Isa 24:9-124 verses80%
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.
- Isa 16:10-112 verses79%
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.
11So my heart constantly sighs for Moab, like the strumming of a harp, my inner being sighs for Kir Hareseth.
- Isa 5:11-122 verses77%
11Beware, those who get up early to drink beer, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.
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.
- Jer 16:8-92 verses76%
8“‘Do not go to a house where people are feasting and sit down to eat and drink with them either.
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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33Joy and gladness will disappear from the fruitful land of Moab. I will stop the flow of wine from the winepresses. No one will stomp on the grapes there and shout for joy. The shouts there will be shouts of soldiers, not the shouts of those making wine.
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12They sing to the accompaniment of tambourine and harp, and make merry to the sound of the flute.
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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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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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13I will silence the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more.
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31My harp is used for mourning and my flute for the sound of weeping.
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5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because the sweet wine has been taken away from you.
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13Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.
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11I will put an end to all her celebration: her annual religious festivals, monthly new moon celebrations, and weekly Sabbath festivities– all her appointed festivals.
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4and 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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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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12The vine has dried up; the fig tree languishes– the pomegranate, date, and apple as well. In fact, all the trees of the field have dried up. Indeed, the joy of the people has dried up!
- Jer 31:12-132 verses71%
12They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion. They will be radiant with joy over the good things the LORD provides, the grain, the fresh wine, the olive oil, the young sheep and calves he has given to them. They will be like a well-watered garden and will not grow faint or weary any more.
13The LORD says,“At that time young women will dance and be glad. Young men and old men will rejoice. I will turn their grief into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow.
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23Take away from me your noisy songs; I don’t want to hear the music of your stringed instruments.
- Joel 1:9-102 verses70%
9No one brings grain offerings or drink offerings to the temple of the LORD anymore. So the priests, those who serve the LORD, are in mourning.
10The crops of the fields have been destroyed. The ground is in mourning because the grain has perished. The fresh wine has dried up; the olive oil languishes.
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7The whole earth rests and is quiet; they break into song.
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4The earth dries up and withers, the world shrivels up and withers; the prominent people of the earth fade away.
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13But look, there is outright celebration! You say,“Kill the ox and slaughter the sheep, eat meat and drink wine. Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
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5They sing to the tune of stringed instruments; like David they invent musical instruments.
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29You will sing as you do in the evening when you are celebrating a festival. You will be happy like one who plays a flute as he goes to the mountain of the LORD, the Rock who shelters Israel.
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15Enjoy Life In Spite of Its Injustices So I recommend the enjoyment of life, for there is nothing better on earth for a person to do except to eat, drink, and enjoy life. So joy will accompany him in his toil during the days of his life which God gives him on earth.
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36So my heart moans for Moab like a flute playing a funeral song. Yes, like a flute playing a funeral song, my heart moans for the people of Kir Heres. For the wealth they have gained will perish.
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16Our food has been cut off right before our eyes! There is no longer any joy or gladness in the temple of our God!
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2Threshing floors and wine vats will not feed the people, and new wine only deceives them.
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11Judgment of Pagan Idolatry and Cultic Prostitution Old and new wine take away the understanding of my people.
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19Jerusalem will bring me joy, and my people will bring me happiness. The sound of weeping or cries of sorrow will never be heard in her again.
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4you will taunt the king of Babylon with these words:“Look how the oppressor has met his end! Hostility has ceased!
- Ps 98:5-62 verses67%
5Sing to the LORD accompanied by a harp, accompanied by a harp and the sound of music!
6With trumpets and the blaring of the ram’s horn, shout out praises before the king, the LORD!
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19Feasts are made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
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7Life is Brief, so Cherish its Joys Go, eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, because God has already approved your works.
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6Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;
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11They press out the olive oil between the rows of olive trees; they tread the winepresses while they are thirsty.
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7You make me happier than those who have abundant grain and wine.
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3You have enlarged the nation; you give them great joy. They rejoice in your presence as harvesters rejoice; as warriors celebrate when they divide up the plunder.