Jeremiah 16:1

Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord 's message came to me:

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to me:

Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD came also to me, saying,

King James Version
The word of the Lord came also unto me, saying,

English Standard Version
The word of the Lord came to me:

New American Standard Bible
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,

New Century Version
Then the Lord spoke his word to me:

Amplified Bible
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,

World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came also to me, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
The worde of the Lorde came also vnto mee, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
The word of Yahweh also came to me saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me:

Contemporary English Version
The Lord said to me:

Complete Jewish Bible
This word of Adonai came to me:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

George Lamsa Translation
THE word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Good News Translation
Again the Lord spoke to me and said,

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Literal Translation
The Word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Morouer, thus sayde the LORDE vnto me:

American Standard Version
The word of Jehovah came also unto me, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Then again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying:

King James Version (1611)
The word of the Lord came also vnto me, saying;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thus sayde the Lorde vnto me:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt not take a wife, saith the Lord God of Israel:

English Revised Version
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,

Update Bible Version
The word of Yahweh came also to me, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
The word of the LORD came also to me, saying,

New English Translation
The Lord said to me,

New King James Version
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,

New Living Translation
The Lord gave me another message. He said,

New Life Bible
The Word of the Lord came to me, saying,

New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came to me:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the word of Yahweh came unto me saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Revised Standard Version
The word of the LORD came to me:

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

THE MESSAGE
God 's Message to me:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The word of the LORD also came to me saying,

Contextual Overview

¹ The Lord 's message came to me: ² "Jeremiah, you must not get married. You must not have sons or daughters in this place." ³ This is what the Lord says about the sons and daughters who are born in the land of Judah and about their mothers and fathers: ⁴ "They will die from terrible disease. And no one will cry for them or bury them. Their bodies will lie on the ground like dung. Or they will die in war or starve to death. Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth." ⁵ So the Lord says, "Jeremiah, don't go into a house where people are eating a funeral meal. Don't go there to cry for the dead or to show your sorrow. Don't do these things, because I have taken back my blessing. I will not be kind to the people of Judah. I will not feel sorry for them." This message is from the Lord . ⁶ "Important people and common people will die in the land of Judah. No one will bury them or cry for them. No one will cut himself or shave his head to show sorrow for them. ⁷ No one will bring food to those who are crying for the dead. No one will comfort those whose mother or father has died. No one will offer a drink to comfort those who are crying for the dead. ⁸ "Jeremiah, don't go into a house where the people are having a party. Don't go into that house and sit down to eat and drink. ⁹ This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel says: I will soon stop the sounds of people having fun. I will stop the happy sounds of people enjoying a wedding party. This will happen during your lifetime. I will do these things very soon.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The word: Jeremiah 1:2, Jeremiah 1:4, Jeremiah 2:1

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 47:5 - how

Cross-References

Genesis 11:30
Sarai did not have any children because she was not able to have children.

Genesis 12:16
Pharaoh was kind to Abram because he thought Abram was Sarai's brother. He gave Abram sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and men and women servants.

Genesis 16:2
Sarai told Abram, "The Lord has not allowed me to have children, so sleep with my slave. Maybe she can have a son, and I will accept him as my own." Abram did what Sarai said.

Genesis 16:3
So after living ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai gave her Egyptian slave to Abram as a second wife.

Genesis 16:9
The angel of the Lord said to her, "Sarai is your owner. Go home to her and obey her."

Genesis 16:10
The angel of the Lord also said, "From you will come many people—too many people to count."

Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, "Don't worry about the boy and the slave woman. Do what Sarah wants. Your descendants will be those who come through Isaac.

Genesis 21:21
His mother found a wife for him in Egypt. They continued to live in the Paran desert.

Genesis 25:21
Isaac's wife could not have children. So Isaac prayed to the Lord for her. The Lord heard Isaac's prayer, and he allowed Rebekah to become pregnant.

Judges 13:2
There was a man named Manoah from the city of Zorah. He was from the tribe of Dan. Manoah had a wife, but she was not able to have any children.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The word of the Lord came unto me, saying. The Targum is, the word of prophecy from the Lord: whether this is a new prophecy, or the former continued, is not certain; the latter seems probable. This introduction is omitted in the Septuagint and Arabic versions.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In this prophecy Jeremiah 16:1-18, the punishment of the people is set forth in even sterner terms than in the last. The whole land is likened to a desert covered with the bodies of the dead, who lie unbemoaned and uncared for; and the prophet himself is commanded to abstain from the common usages of mankind that his motto of life, as well as his words, may warn the people of the greatness of the approaching calamity. There is, however, to be finally a return from exile, but only after the idolatry of the nation has been severely punished. The prophecy was probably written about the close of Jehoiakim’s reign.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XVI

On account of the evils which threatened his country, the

prophet is forbidden to encumber himself with a wife and

family, or to bear any share in the little joys and sorrows of

his neighbours, which were to be forgotten and absorbed in

those public calamities, 1-9,

which their sins should draw on them, 10-13.

A future restoration however is intimated, 14, 15,

after these calamities should be endured, 16-18;

and the conversion of the Gentiles is foretold, 19-21.

NOTES ON CHAP. XVI

Verse Jeremiah 16:1. The word of the Lord came also unto me — This discourse Dahler supposes to have been delivered some time in the reign of Jehoiakim.