Jeremiah 7:34

Then will I 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 shall be desolate.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
cease	וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֣י ve.hish.ba.Ti	H7673	to repose · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
cities	מֵעָרֵ֣י me.'a.Rei	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
streets	וּמֵֽחֻצוֹת֙ u.me.chu.tzOt	H2351	properly · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct
Jerusalem	יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם ye.Ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name
voice	ק֤וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
mirth	שָׂשׂוֹן֙ sa.sOn	H8342	cheerfulness · noun, common masculine singular absolute
voice	וְק֣וֹל ve.Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
gladness	שִׂמְחָ֔ה sim.Chah	H8057	blithesomeness or glee · noun, common feminine singular absolute
voice	ק֥וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
bridegroom	חָתָ֖ן cha.Tan	H2860	a relative by marriage (especially through the bride) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
voice	וְק֣וֹל ve.Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
bride	כַּלָּ֑ה ka.Lah	H3618	a bride (as if perfect) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
land	הָאָֽרֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
desolate	לְחָרְבָּ֖ה le.cha.re.Bah	H2723	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 26:13 And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.
Hosea 2:11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.
Revelation 18:23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all…
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 s…
Leviticus 26:33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
Isaiah 1:7 Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthro…
Isaiah 24:7-8 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
Isaiah 3:26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 7:29–end

Here is, I. A loud call to weeping and mourning. Jerusalem, that had been a joyous city, the joy of the whole earth, must now take up a lamentation on high places (Jer 7:29), the high places where they had served their idols; there must they now bemoan their misery. In token both of sorrow and slavery, Jerusalem must now cut off her hair and cast it away; the word is peculiar to the hair of the Nazarites, which was the badge and token of their dedication to God, and it is called their crown. Jerusalem had been a city which was a Nazarite to God, but now must cut off her hair, must be profaned, degraded, and separated from God, as she had been separated to him. It is time for those that have…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 7:34

Referring to the joyous songs and music with which the bride and bridegroom were escorted in the procession to the home of the latter from that of the former; a custom still prevalent in the East (Jer 16:9; Isa 24:7-8; Rev 18:23). Next: Jeremiah Chapter 8

John Gill on Jeremiah 7:34

Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem,.... Signifying that the devastation should not only be in and about Jerusalem, but should reach all over the land of Judea; since in all cities, towns, and villages, would cease the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness; upon any account whatever; and, instead of that, mourning, weeping, and lamentation: the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride; no marrying, and giving in marriage, and so no expressions of joy on such occasions; and consequently no likelihood, at present, of repeopling the city of Jerusalem, and the other cities of Judah: for the land shall be desolate; without peopl…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 7:34–end

Jeremiah 7:34 34. Then will I 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 shall be desolate. 34. Et cessare faciam ex urbibus Jehudah et ex compitis Jerusalem vocem gaudii et vocem laetitiae, vocem sponsi et vocem sponsae; quia in vastitatem erit (hoc est, redigetur) terra. He still continues the same subject; for he denounces on the Jews the punishment which they had deserved. He more fully expresses what he mentioned in the last verse respecting the shameful and dreadful barbarity that would follow the slaughter; for the whole country would…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 34.) And I will cause the cities of Judah to cease, and I will silence in the streets of Jerusalem the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. For the land shall become a desolation. And when places of idolatry are turned into tombs, the unburied corpses of those who offended God shall lie there, from the once city of Jerusalem and from the other cities that were under its dominion, all joy and mourning and groaning and desolation shall be removed.
— Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah

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Dictionary and topics

Marriage — Was instituted in Paradise when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:18-24). Here we have its original charter, which was confirmed by our Lord, as the basis on which all regulations are to be framed (Matt.…
Music — Jubal was the inventor of musical instruments (Gen. 4:21). The Hebrews were much given to the cultivation of music. Their whole history and literature afford abundant evidence of this. After the…
Condescension Of God · Expostulates with backsliding Israel — Expostulates with backsliding Israel
Impenitence · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Marriage · The Jews: Often punished by being debarred from — The Jews: Often punished by being debarred from

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 7:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 7:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 7:34

John Gill on Jeremiah 7:34

John Calvin on Jeremiah 7:34–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 7:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 7:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 7:34

John Gill on Jeremiah 7:34

John Calvin on Jeremiah 7:34–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 7:29–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 7:30–end

Rashi on Jeremiah 7:33