Jeremiah 7:34 (DRB)

Passage

And I will cause to cease out of the cities of Juda, and out of the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:32 Therefore behold the days shall come, saith the Lord, and it shall no more be called Topheth, nor the valley of the son of Ennom: but the valley of slaughter: and they shall bury in Topheth, because there is no place.

Jeremiah 7:33 And the carcasses of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the air, and for the beasts of the earth, and there shall be none to drive them away.

Jeremiah 7:34 And I will cause to cease out of the cities of Juda, and out of the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cause", "cease", "cities", "juda", "streets", "jerusalem", and "voice". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cause" and "cease", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And the carcasses of this people shall...", giving immediate footing for "cause" and "cease". In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "cause" and "cease" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.