Jeremiah 16:9

For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 16:3 Historical context

Jeremiah 16:3 describes the deaths of sons and daughters—the reason the joyful voices cease is the devastating loss of the next generation.

Jeremiah 7:34 repeats this same judgment verbatim — cessation of mirth and marriage sounds for Judah's desolation.

Jeremiah 25:10 expands the same threat, adding millstones and lamp — total removal of daily life's sounds.

Jeremiah 33:11 promises the return of the voice of bridegroom and bride—a direct contrast to the judgment's silence, showing future restoration.

Hosea 2:11 Parallel

Hosea 2:11 ends Israel's festive seasons as punishment for Baal worship — same theme as Jeremiah's judgment.

Revelation 18:22 describes Babylon's fall with silenced music, echoing Jeremiah's judgment on Judah in an eschatological context.

Revelation 18:23 directly quotes Jeremiah's phrase about bridegroom and bride ceasing, applying it to Babylon's ultimate downfall.

Isaiah 24:8 Parallel

Isaiah 24:8 pictures the cessation of mirth and music in judgment—the same imagery of silenced joy.

Lamentations 5:14 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 5:14 laments that young men have ceased their music—the same effect of judgment realized in Jerusalem's fall.

Isaiah 24:7-12 depicts universal judgment with joy ceasing, broadening Jeremiah's local warning to a global scope.

Ezekiel 12:25 emphasizes God's word being fulfilled soon—matches the 'in your days' immediacy of Jeremiah's prophecy.

Ezekiel 26:13 silences music in Tyre's judgment, sharing the motif of ceasing joyful sounds with Jeremiah.