Jeremiah 25:10

Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 7:34 uses almost identical language about ending bridal joy—a parallel judgment passage within the same book.

Jeremiah 16:9 repeats the same phrase about silencing joy—a strong parallel reinforcing the coming desolation.

Jeremiah 33:10 promises the restoration of joy and bridegroom voices—directly reversing the removal decreed in Jeremiah 25:10.

In Jeremiah 33:11, the same phrase for joy and marriage is restored — a direct reversal of the judgment here.

In Jeremiah 48:33, 'joy and gladness are gone' from Moab directly parallels the banishment of joy in Jer 25:10 — a very close verbal echo.

In Jeremiah 51:55, the Lord silences Babylon's noisy din, paralleling the removal of sounds of joy in Jer 25:10 — both describe judgment through silence.

In Jeremiah 22:6, the Lord says He will make the king's palace a wasteland, using the same desolation imagery as the judgment in Jer 25:10.

In Ezekiel 26:13, God silences the songs and lyres of Tyre — a similar judgment silencing joyful sound.

In Revelation 18:22, the sound of musicians and harpists ceases in Babylon — echo of the same judgment on joy.

In Revelation 18:23, the light of a lamp and voice of bridegroom and bride vanish — directly echoing the same elements.

Isaiah 24:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 24:8, the mirth of tabrets and joy of harp ceases — a near-identical image of joy silenced in judgment.

In Isaiah 24:7-12, joy from wine and music ceases as God judges the earth — mirroring the removal of gladness here.

Isaiah 47:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 47:5, Babylon itself is sentenced to silence and darkness, mirroring the desolation Jeremiah pronounces on Judah — the agent will also be judged.

In Lamentations 5:14, the elders gone and young men ceasing music echoes the removal of joyful sounds after Jerusalem's fall, reflecting the same devastation.

Hosea 2:11 Parallel

In Hosea 2:11, God ends mirth, feasts, and appointed festivals as judgment for idolatry — same theme of removing celebration.