“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.”
The promise to banish from the land the voice of mirth, the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and bride, and the sound of the millstone represents the elimination of all ordinary life and joy. The specific enumeration of sounds shows that judgment will silence all the ordinary activities that make community possible. The taking away of the light of the lamp suggests the elimination of hope and guidance. The verse shows that judgment will affect not just political structures but the texture of daily life.
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