The joyful tambourines have ceased;
Tambourines and revelry come to an end.
This verse marks the silencing of festal sound.
1Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth 2people and priest alike, servant and master, 3The earth will be utterly laid waste 4The earth mourns and withers; 5The earth is defiled by its people; 6Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, 7The new wine dries up, the vine withers. 8The joyful tambourines have ceased; 9They no longer sing and drink wine; 10The city of chaos is shattered; 11In the streets they cry out for wine. 12The city is left in ruins; 13So will it be on the earth 14They raise their voices, they shout for joy; 15Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. 16From the ends of the earth we hear singing: 17Terror and pit and snare await you, 18Whoever flees the sound of panic 19The earth is utterly broken apart, 20The earth staggers like a drunkard 21In that day the LORD will punish 22They will be gathered together 23The moon will be confounded