Jer 16:9 | HCSB | STEP | For this is what the Lord of Hosts , the God of Israel , says : I am about to eliminate from this place , before your very eyes and in your time , the sound of joy and gladness , the voice of the groom and the bride .

Jeremiah 16:9

9 For this is what the Lord of ^{▼▼Hosts/hosts: Military forces consisting of God's angels, sometimes including the sun, moon, and stars, and occasionally, Israel}Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am about to eliminate from this place, before your very eyes and in your time, the sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the groom and the bride. ^b