Jeremiah 16:1
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
2 Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or 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 bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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- The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
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- Then the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
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- The word of Jehovah came also unto me, saying,
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- And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
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- And the word of YHWH came to me, saying:
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- Og Herrens ord kom til meg, og det lød så:
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- En beskjed fra Herren ble gitt til meg:
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- Og Herrens ord kom til mig, og det lød så:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 1:4
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Read in contextJeremiah 1:2
To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Read in contextJeremiah 2:1
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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