Jeremiah 16:1

Jeremiah Forbidden to Marry, to Mourn, or to Feast

16:1 The Lord said to me,

Jeremiah 16:3

16:3 For I, the Lord, tell you what will happen to ¹  the children who are born here in this land and to the men and women who are their mothers and fathers. ² 

Jeremiah 16:5

16:5 “Moreover I, the Lord, tell you: ³  ‘Do not go into a house where they are having a funeral meal. Do not go there to mourn and express your sorrow for them. For I have stopped showing them my good favor, ⁴  my love, and my compassion. I, the Lord, so affirm it! ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “For thus says the Lord concerning…”

² tn Heb “Thus says the Lord concerning the sons and daughters who are born in the place and concerning their mothers who give them birth and their fathers who fathered them in this land.”

³ tn Heb “For thus says the Lord…”

⁴ tn Heb “my peace.” The Hebrew word שְׁלוֹמִי (shÿlomi) can be translated “peace, prosperity” or “well-being” (referring to wholeness or health of body and soul).

⁵ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”