Jeremiah 7 · Verse 34

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.
Jeremiah 7:34, King James Version

Jeremiah 7:34 in other translations

BSBI will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”
WEBThen I will 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 will become a waste.”
ASVThen 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 become a waste.
YLTAnd I have caused to cease from cities of Judah, And from streets of Jerusalem, The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, Voice of bridegroom, and voice of bride, For the land doth become a desolation!
DARBYAnd I will cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.
BBEAnd in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, I will put an end to the laughing voices, the voice of joy and the voice of the newly-married man and the voice of the bride: for the land will become a waste.
WebsterThen 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.

What does Jeremiah 7:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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 (Jr 16:9; Is 24:7, 8; Re 18:23).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 34 Then will I cause to cease - the voice of mirth - There shall no longer be in Jerusalem any cause of joy; they shall neither marry nor be given in marriage, for the land shall be totally desolated. Such horrible sins required such a horrible punishment. And they must be horrible, when they move God to destroy the work of his own hands.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 7:29-34

In token both of sorrow and of slavery, Jerusalem must be degraded, and separated from God, as she had been separated to him. The heart is the place in which God has chosen to put his name; but if sin has the innermost and uppermost place there, we pollute the temple of the Lord. The destruction of Jerusalem appears here very terrible. The slain shall be many; they having made it the place of their sin. Evil pursues…

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Jeremiah 7:34 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֣י\׀ve.hish.ba.Tiand I will cause to ceaseH7673
מֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.Reifrom [the] cities ofH5892
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וּמֵֽחֻצוֹת֙u.me.chu.tzOtand from [the] streets ofH2351
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
ק֤וֹלKol[the] sound ofH6963
שָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnjoyH8342
וְק֣וֹלve.Koland [the] sound ofH6963
שִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahgladnessH8057
ק֥וֹלKol[the] sound ofH6963
חָתָ֖ןcha.Tana bridegroomH2860
וְק֣וֹלve.Koland [the] sound ofH6963
כַּלָּ֑הka.Laha brideH3618
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
לְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.Bah<into> a desolationH2723
תִּהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehit will becomeH1961
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe landH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 7:34

  • 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 in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 overthrown by strangers.

  • Isaiah 24:7-8

    The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh. The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

  • 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.

  • Micah 7:13

    Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.

  • Jeremiah 4:27

    For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.

  • Isaiah 3:26

    And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

  • Jeremiah 33:10

    Thus saith the Lord; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,

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to cease.
16:9; 25:10; 33:10; Isa 24:7,8; Eze 26:13; Ho 2:11; Re 18:23
for.
4:27; Le 26:33; Isa 1:7; 3:26; 6:11; Mic 7:13

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Context

  • Jeremiah 7:33

    And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

  • 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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Jeremiah 7:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y haré cesar de las ciudades de Judá, y de la calles de Jerusalem, voz de gozo y voz de alegría, voz de esposo y voz de esposa; porque la tierra será en desolación.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et je ferai cesser dans les villes de Juda et dans les rues de Jérusalem la voix de l’allégresse et la voix de la joie, la voix de l’époux et la voix de l’épouse; car le pays deviendra un désert.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich werde in den Städten Judas und auf den Straßen von Jerusalem aufhören lassen die Stimme der Wonne und die Stimme der Freude, die Stimme des Bräutigams und die Stimme der Braut; denn das Land soll zur Einöde werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et quiescere faciam de urbibus Juda, et de plateis Jerusalem, vocem gaudii et vocem lætitiæ, vocem sponsi et vocem sponsæ: in desolationem enim erit terra.