13 Young men toil at millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood. 14 The elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music. 15 Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.
Lamentations 5:13–15
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Isaiah 24:7–9
7 The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan. 8 The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent. 9 They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
1 Maccabees 1:26–28
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1 Maccabees 9:40–42
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Psalms 78:62–64
62 He surrendered His people to the sword because He was enraged by His heritage. 63 Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without wedding songs. 64 His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.
Job 30:30–31
30 My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever. 31 My harp is tuned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping.
Job 21:10–12
10 Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry. 11 They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about, 12 singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.
Isaiah 16:9–11
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2 Esdras 16:32–34
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