UYeremiya 16:3

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

3 Ngokuba uYehova utsho ngoonyana neentombi ezizalelwa kule ndawo, nangoonina ababazalayo, nangooyise ababazalayo kweli lizwe, ukuthi,

Bible Verse Review
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thus saith: Jeremiah 16:5, Jeremiah 16:9

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 6:21 - fathers Jeremiah 18:21 - let their wives Ezekiel 24:21 - that which your soul pitieth Hosea 9:12 - yet

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For thus saith the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place,..... This is a reason given why the prophet should not have, and why he should not be desirous to have, sons and daughters in such a place and country, devoted to destruction:

and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land: the land of Judea; which shows what is meant by the place before mentioned; both the one and the other, parents and children, should die there; this is what was determined by the Lord concerning them; and therefore it could not be a desirable thing for a man to have wife and children, whom he must part with in such an uncomfortable manner, as is after described; and to show the certainty of which the prophet is forbid to do as above.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The times were such that for “the present distress” it was wise for all to abstain from marriage 1 Corinthians 7:26; Matthew 24:19.