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the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
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Jeremiah 16:2
"You must not get married or have sons or daughters in this place."
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Do not marry or have sons or daughters in this place.
“Do not marry or have sons or daughters in this place.
Hebrew Names Version
You shall not take a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.
You shall not take a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.
King James Version
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
English Standard Version
"You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
"You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
New American Standard Bible
"You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place."
"You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place."
Amplified Bible
"You shall not take a wife or have sons and daughters in this place (Jerusalem)."
"You shall not take a wife or have sons and daughters in this place (Jerusalem)."
World English Bible
You shall not take a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.
You shall not take a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, nor haue sonnes nor daughters in this place.
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, nor haue sonnes nor daughters in this place.
Legacy Standard Bible
"You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place."
"You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place."
Berean Standard Bible
"You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place."
"You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place."
Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah, don't get married and have children—Judah is no place to raise a family.
Jeremiah, don't get married and have children—Judah is no place to raise a family.
Complete Jewish Bible
"You are not to marry or have sons and daughters in this place.
"You are not to marry or have sons and daughters in this place.
Darby Translation
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, and thou shalt not have sons nor daughters in this place.
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, and thou shalt not have sons nor daughters in this place.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Jeremiah, you must not get married. You must not have sons or daughters in this place."
"Jeremiah, you must not get married. You must not have sons or daughters in this place."
George Lamsa Translation
You shall not take a wife for yourself, neither shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
You shall not take a wife for yourself, neither shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
Good News Translation
"Do not marry or have children in a place like this.
"Do not marry or have children in a place like this.
Lexham English Bible
"You shall not take for yourself a wife, there shall not be for you sons and daughters in this place."
"You shall not take for yourself a wife, there shall not be for you sons and daughters in this place."
Literal Translation
You shall not take a wife for yourself, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
You shall not take a wife for yourself, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou shalt take ye no wife, ner beget children in this place.
Thou shalt take ye no wife, ner beget children in this place.
American Standard Version
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters, in this place.
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters, in this place.
Bible in Basic English
You are not to take a wife for yourself or have sons or daughters in this place.
You are not to take a wife for yourself or have sons or daughters in this place.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
King James Version (1611)
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou haue sonnes nor daughters in this place.
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou haue sonnes nor daughters in this place.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou shalt take thee no wife, nor beget children in this place.
Thou shalt take thee no wife, nor beget children in this place.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and there shall be no son born to thee, nor daughter in this place.
and there shall be no son born to thee, nor daughter in this place.
English Revised Version
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seide, Thou schalt not take a wijf, and sones and douytris schulen not be to thee in this place.
and seide, Thou schalt not take a wijf, and sones and douytris schulen not be to thee in this place.
Update Bible Version
You shall not take for yourself a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.
You shall not take for yourself a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons nor daughters in this place.
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons nor daughters in this place.
New English Translation
"Do not get married and do not have children here in this land.
"Do not get married and do not have children here in this land.
New King James Version
"You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place."
"You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place."
New Living Translation
"Do not get married or have children in this place.
"Do not get married or have children in this place.
New Life Bible
"Do not get married or have sons or daughters in this place."
"Do not get married or have sons or daughters in this place."
New Revised Standard
You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou shall not take to thee a wife, - Neither shalt thou have sons or daughters, in this place.
Thou shall not take to thee a wife, - Neither shalt thou have sons or daughters, in this place.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons and daughters in this place.
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons and daughters in this place.
Revised Standard Version
"You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
"You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
Young's Literal Translation
Thou dost not take to thee a wife, Nor hast thou sons and daughters in this place.
Thou dost not take to thee a wife, Nor hast thou sons and daughters in this place.
THE MESSAGE
"Jeremiah, don't get married. Don't raise a family here. I have signed the death warrant on all the children born in this country, the mothers who bear them and the fathers who beget them—an epidemic of death. Death unlamented, the dead unburied, dead bodies decomposing and stinking like dung, all the killed and starved corpses served up as meals for carrion crows and mongrel dogs!"
"Jeremiah, don't get married. Don't raise a family here. I have signed the death warrant on all the children born in this country, the mothers who bear them and the fathers who beget them—an epidemic of death. Death unlamented, the dead unburied, dead bodies decomposing and stinking like dung, all the killed and starved corpses served up as meals for carrion crows and mongrel dogs!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place."
"You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place."
Contextual Overview
1 Then the Lord spoke his word to me: 2 "You must not get married or have sons or daughters in this place." 3 The Lord says this about the sons and daughters born in this land and their mothers and fathers: 4 "They will die of terrible diseases, and no one will cry for them or bury them. Their bodies will lie on the ground like dung. They will die in war, or they will starve to death. Their bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals." 5 So this is what the Lord says: "Jeremiah, do not go into a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go there to cry for the dead or to show your sorrow for them, because I have taken back my blessing, my love, and my pity from these people," says the Lord . 6 "Important people and common people will die in the land of Judah. No one will bury them or cry for them or cut himself or shave his head to show sorrow for them. 7 No one will bring food to comfort those who are crying for the dead. No one will offer a drink to comfort someone whose mother or father has died. 8 "Do not go into a house where the people are having a feast to sit down to eat and drink, 9 because this is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: I will soon stop the sounds of joy and gladness and the happy sounds of brides and bridegrooms in this place. This will happen during your lifetime.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Genesis 19:14, Matthew 24:19, Luke 21:23, Luke 23:29, 1 Corinthians 7:26, 1 Corinthians 7:27
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:32 - sons Jeremiah 29:6 - Take ye Lamentations 2:22 - those
Cross-References
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "You gave this woman to me and she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it."
The man said, "You gave this woman to me and she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it."
Genesis 3:17
Then God said to the man, "You listened to what your wife said, and you ate fruit from the tree from which I commanded you not to eat. "So I will put a curse on the ground, and you will have to work very hard for your food. In pain you will eat its food all the days of your life.
Then God said to the man, "You listened to what your wife said, and you ate fruit from the tree from which I commanded you not to eat. "So I will put a curse on the ground, and you will have to work very hard for your food. In pain you will eat its food all the days of your life.
Genesis 16:1
Sarai, Abram's wife, had no children, but she had a slave girl from Egypt named Hagar.
Sarai, Abram's wife, had no children, but she had a slave girl from Egypt named Hagar.
Genesis 16:2
Sarai said to Abram, "Look, the Lord has not allowed me to have children, so have sexual relations with my slave girl. If she has a child, maybe I can have my own family through her." Abram did what Sarai said.
Sarai said to Abram, "Look, the Lord has not allowed me to have children, so have sexual relations with my slave girl. If she has a child, maybe I can have my own family through her." Abram did what Sarai said.
Genesis 16:4
Abram had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When Hagar learned she was pregnant, she began to treat her mistress Sarai badly.
Abram had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When Hagar learned she was pregnant, she began to treat her mistress Sarai badly.
Genesis 16:6
But Abram said to Sarai, "You are Hagar's mistress. Do anything you want to her." Then Sarai was hard on Hagar, and Hagar ran away.
But Abram said to Sarai, "You are Hagar's mistress. Do anything you want to her." Then Sarai was hard on Hagar, and Hagar ran away.
Genesis 16:9
The angel of the Lord said to her, "Go home to your mistress and obey her."
The angel of the Lord said to her, "Go home to your mistress and obey her."
Genesis 16:10
The angel also said, "I will give you so many descendants they cannot be counted."
The angel also said, "I will give you so many descendants they cannot be counted."
Genesis 17:16
I will bless her and give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will come from her."
I will bless her and give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will come from her."
Genesis 18:10
Then the Lord said, "I will certainly return to you about this time a year from now. At that time your wife Sarah will have a son." Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent which was behind him.
Then the Lord said, "I will certainly return to you about this time a year from now. At that time your wife Sarah will have a son." Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent which was behind him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thou shall not take thee a wife,.... Not because it was unlawful; for it was lawful for prophets to marry, and they did; but because it was not advisable, on account of the calamities and distresses which were coming upon the nation; which would be more bearable by him alone, than if he had a wife, which would increase his care, concern, and sorrow.
Neither shall thou have sons nor daughters in this place; in Anathoth, says Kimchi; but it is most likely that Jerusalem in particular is meant, though the whole land of Judea in general may be designed; and though nothing is more desirable than to have children to build up the family, and bear and continue a man's name for futurity, yet in times of public calamity these do but add to the affliction.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
As marriage was obligatory upon the Jews, the prohibition of it to Jeremiah was a sign that the impending calamity was so great as to override all ordinary duties. Jeremiah was unmarried, but the force of the sign lay in its being an exception to the ordinary practice of the prophets.
In this place - The whole of Judaea.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 16:2. Those shalt not take thee a wife — As it would be very inconvenient to have a family when the threatened desolations should come on the place. The reason is given in the following verses.
