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The vintage shout falls silent. LAMENT | Tears replace harvest joy, the winepress is silent, and inward grief sounds like a harp. The unplayed lyre is a visual metaphor for that lament.
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Isaiah 16:9-11

The vintage shout falls silent

Shelter and lament · Isaiah 16

Story guide: LAMENT | Tears replace harvest joy, the winepress is silent, and inward grief sounds like a harp. The unplayed lyre is a visual metaphor for that lament.

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9Therefore I weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I drench you with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh, because over your summer fruit and over your harvest the battle shout has fallen.

10Joy and gladness are taken away from the fruitful field, and in the vineyards no one sings for joy, no one shouts; no treader treads out wine in the presses; I have put an end to the vintage shout.

11Therefore my inward parts moan like a harp for Moab, and my inner being for Kir-heres.

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