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Saturday, July 26th, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Webster's Bible Translation
Jeremiah 16:2
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons nor 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."
New Century Version
"You must not get married or have sons or daughters in this place."
"You must not get married or 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.
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 The word of the LORD came also to me, saying, 2 Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons nor daughters in this place. 3 For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bore them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land; 4 They shall die by grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; [but] they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcasses shall be food for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. 5 For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, [even] loving-kindness and mercies. 6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall [men] lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them: 7 Neither shall [men] tear [themselves] for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall [men] give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother. 8 Also thou shalt not go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink. 9 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
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
And the man said, The woman, whom thou gavest [to be] with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.
And the man said, The woman, whom thou gavest [to be] with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.
Genesis 3:17
And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;
And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 16:1
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Hagar.
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Hagar.
Genesis 16:2
And Sarai said to Abram, Behold, now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee go in to my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
And Sarai said to Abram, Behold, now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee go in to my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Genesis 16:4
And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
Genesis 16:6
But Abram said to Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
But Abram said to Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
Genesis 16:9
And the angel of the LORD said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
And the angel of the LORD said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
Genesis 16:10
And the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
And the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also by her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be [a mother] of nations; kings of people shall proceed from her.
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also by her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be [a mother] of nations; kings of people shall proceed from her.
Genesis 18:10
And he said, I will certainly return to thee according to the time of life; and lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard [it] in the tent door, which [was] behind him.
And he said, I will certainly return to thee according to the time of life; and lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard [it] in the tent door, 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.
