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Jeremiah 16:7

Judgment

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 lovingkindness 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:

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 Thou shalt not also 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.

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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
No food will be offered to comfort those who mourn the dead; not even a cup of consolation will be given for the loss of a father or mother.
KJV
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.
WEB
Men won’t break bread for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead. Men won’t give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
ASV
neither shall men break [bread] 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.
DARBY
Nor shall they break [bread] for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall they give them the cup of consolations to drink for their father or for their mother.
BLB
And no one will break [it] for them for mourning, to comfort them for the dead, nor give them the cup of consolation to drink for his father or for his mother.
ÅB
Og ingen skal bryte brød til dem for å trøste dem i sorgen over en avdød, og ingen skal gi noen trøstens beger å drikke når han har mistet far eller mor.
OTB
Ingen skal bryte brød i sorg for dem, for å trøste noen for de døde, og ingen skal gi dem trøstens beger å drikke for deres far eller mor.
B1930
Og ingen skal bryte brød til dem for å trøste dem i sorgen over en avdød, og ingen skal gi nogen trøstens beger å drikke når han har mistet far eller mor.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 24:17

    Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.

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  • Hosea 9:4

    They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 26:14

    I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.

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  • Job 42:11

    Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.

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  • Proverbs 31:6–7

    Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

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