Jeremiah 25:10Moreover 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 lamp.
The setting
Jerusalem, 605 BC. Jeremiah stands in the temple courtyard, warning of coming silence. The city still bustles with wedding preparations and merchants grinding grain, unaware their world will end.
The emotion here: heartbroken at what he must prophesy
The original word
qôl (קוֹל) — voice, sound; the Hebrew emphasizes complete auditory emptiness
Why it matters
Wedding songs and millstone sounds were the heartbeat of ancient cities - their absence meant total abandonment
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 25:10
This lists the five sounds that make a place 'alive' - when they stop, the place is dead
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about war destruction, but it's specifically about the death of normal life - weddings, work, home - the sounds that make a community alive.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 25:10
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 25:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 25:10 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include loss of joy, cultural destruction. Notable phrases: voice of mirth and gladness; voice of the bridegroom and bride. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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