The Meaning of Jeremiah 25:10 Explained

Jeremiah 25:10

KJV: 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.

YLT: And I have destroyed from them the voice of rejoicing, and the voice of joy, voice of bridegroom and voice of bride, noise of millstones, and the light of lamps.

Darby: And I will cause to perish from them the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp.

ASV: 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 lamp.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Jeremiah 25:10 Mean?

Verse Meaning

He would remove everyday joy from their lives, even the joy of new marriages, as well as the productivity of the people. They would run out of grain, oil, and other necessities. He would leave them dwelling in darkness. All these expressions refer to the ending of life (cf. Ecclesiastes 12:3-6).
"I must say that when I pray for my country and our culture, I do not pray for God"s justice. I can only plead for His mercy. If we had the justice of God, we would not have peace. We would have a situation like Jeremiah"s. How dare we pray for justice upon our culture when we have so deliberately turned away from God and His revelation? Why should God bless us?" [1]

Context Summary

Jeremiah 25:1-38 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock
It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.
God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 25

1  Jeremiah, reproving the Jews' disobedience to the prophets,
8  foretells the seventy years' captivity;
12  and after that, the destruction of Babylon
15  Under the type of a cup of wine he foreshows the destruction of all nations
34  The howling of the shepherds

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 25:10 mean?

Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness of the bridegroom of the bride the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp
וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֣י מֵהֶ֗ם ק֤וֹל שָׂשׂוֹן֙ וְק֣וֹל שִׂמְחָ֔ה חָתָ֖ן כַּלָּ֑ה ק֥וֹל רֵחַ֖יִם וְא֥וֹר נֵֽר

וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֣י  Moreover  I  will  take 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: אָבַד  
Sense: perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed.
מֵהֶ֗ם  from  them 
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
ק֤וֹל  the  voice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
שָׂשׂוֹן֙  of  mirth 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂשֹׂון  
Sense: gladness, joy, exultation, rejoicing.
וְק֣וֹל  and  the  voice 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
שִׂמְחָ֔ה  of  gladness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שִׂמְחָה  
Sense: joy, mirth, gladness.
חָתָ֖ן  of  the  bridegroom 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חָתָן  
Sense: son-in-law, daughter’s husband, bridegroom, husband.
כַּלָּ֑ה  of  the  bride 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: כַּלָּה  
Sense: bride, daughter-in-law.
ק֥וֹל  the  sound 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
רֵחַ֖יִם  of  the  millstones 
Parse: Noun, md
Root: רֵחַיִם  
Sense: handmills.
וְא֥וֹר  and  the  light 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common singular construct
Root: אֹור  
Sense: light.
נֵֽר  of  the  lamp 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נִיר 
Sense: lamp.