Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 16:9

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jeremiah 16:9

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jeremiah 16:9

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride." — Jeremiah 16:9 (ASV)

The voice of mirth ... —The words had been used once before (Jeremiah 7:34), and will meet us yet again (Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 33:11), but they gain rather than lose in their solemnity by this verbal iteration.