Nor shall men break bread in mourning for them, to comfort them for the dead; nor shall men give them the cup of consolation to (A)drink for their father or their mother. Also you shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink.”

For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, (B)I will cause to cease from this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of [a]mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 16:9 rejoicing

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