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Jeremiah 16:2

Judgment

1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place.”

3 For this is what the LORD says concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, and the mothers who bore them, and the fathers who fathered them in this land:

4 “They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”

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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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BSB
“You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place.”
KJV
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
WEB
“You shall not take a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.”
ASV
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters, in this place.
DARBY
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, and thou shalt not have sons nor daughters in this place.
BLB
“You shall not take for yourself a wife, and not shall there be unto you sons and daughers in this place.”
ÅB
Du skal ikke ta deg en hustru, og du skal ikke ha sønner og døtre på dette sted.
OTB
"Du skal ikke gifte deg eller få sønner eller døtre på dette stedet."
B1930
Du skal ikke ta dig en hustru, og du skal ikke ha sønner og døtre på dette sted.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 7:26–27

    Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

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  • Luke 23:29

    Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’

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  • Genesis 19:14

    So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

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  • Luke 21:23

    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.

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  • Matthew 24:19

    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

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