Jeremiah 7:34 (WEB)
Then 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.”
Fathers and councils · 2
“The unthankful departing far from these are rightly deprived of the joy springing therefrom: for ‘joy and gladness are taken from their mouth.’” — editor's note: Apparently a quotation from Scripture, perhaps from Jer. vii. the phraseology of v. 28. being transferred to the sentiment of v. 34. The expression has already…
Read the whole comment“…and the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of those who are glad, and the voice of those who rejoice; the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.’” — editor's note: Ib. vii. 34.
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Cross-references · 1
Jeremiah 7:34 and Baruch 2:23 share the same wording (32 words).