Bible Cross References
elders
Lamentations 1:4
No one comes to the Temple now to worship on the holy days. The young women who sang there suffer, and the priests can only groan. The city gates stand empty, and Zion is in agony.
Lamentations 1:19
"I called to my allies, but they refused to help me. The priests and the leaders died in the city streets, Looking for food to keep themselves alive.
Lamentations 2:10
Jerusalem's old men sit on the ground in silence, With dust on their heads and sackcloth on their bodies. Young women bow their heads to the ground.
Deuteronomy 16:18
"Appoint judges and other officials in every town that the LORD your God gives you. These men are to judge the people impartially.
Job 29:7-17
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Whenever the city elders met and I took my place among them,
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young men stepped aside as soon as they saw me, and old men stood up to show me respect.
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The leaders of the people would stop talking;
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even the most important men kept silent.
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Everyone who saw me or heard of me had good things to say about what I had done.
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When the poor cried out, I helped them; I gave help to orphans who had nowhere to turn.
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People who were in deepest misery praised me, and I helped widows find security.
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I have always acted justly and fairly.
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I was eyes for the blind, and feet for the lame.
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I was like a father to the poor and took the side of strangers in trouble.
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I destroyed the power of cruel men and rescued their victims.
Job 30:1
But men younger than I am make fun of me now! Their fathers have always been so worthless that I wouldn't let them help my dogs guard sheep.
Isaiah 3:2
their heroes and their soldiers, their judges and their prophets, their fortunetellers and their statesmen,
Isaiah 3:3
their military and civilian leaders, their politicians and everyone who uses magic to control events.
the young
Job 30:31
Where once I heard joyful music, now I hear only mourning and weeping.
Isaiah 24:7-11
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The grapevines wither, and wine is becoming scarce. Everyone who was once happy is now sad,
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and the joyful music of their harps and drums has ceased.
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There is no more happy singing over wine; no one enjoys its taste any more.
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In the city everything is in chaos, and people lock themselves in their houses for safety.
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People shout in the streets because there is no more wine. Happiness is gone forever; it has been banished from the land.
Jeremiah 7:34
The land will become a desert. In the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness and to the happy sounds of wedding feasts.
Jeremiah 16:9
Listen to what I, the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, have to say. I will silence the sounds of joy and gladness and the happy sounds of wedding feasts. The people here will live to see this happen.
Jeremiah 25:10
I will silence their shouts of joy and gladness and the happy sounds of wedding feasts. They will have no oil for their lamps, and there will be no more grain.
Ezekiel 26:13
I will put an end to all your songs, and I will silence the music of your harps.
Revelation 18:22
The music of harps and of human voices, of players of the flute and the trumpet, will never be heard in you again! No workman in any trade will ever be found in you again; and the sound of the millstone will be heard no more!