Jeremiah 16:8
6 “Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.
7 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.
You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink.
9 For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom.
10 When you tell these people all these things, they will ask you, ‘Why has the LORD pronounced all this great disaster against us? What is our guilt? What is the sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?’
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.
Compare
- BSB
- You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink.
- KJV
- Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.
- WEB
- “You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.”
- ASV
- And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.
- DARBY
- And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting, to sit with them, to eat and to drink.
- BLB
- And you shall not enter the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and drink.
- ÅB
- Og i gjestebudshus skal du heller ikke gå inn for å sitte hos dem og spise og drikke.
- OTB
- "Og gå ikke inn i festhuset, for å sitte med dem for å spise og drikke."
- B1930
- Og i gjestebudshus skal du heller ikke gå inn for å sitte hos dem og ete og drikke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 7:2–4
It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.
Read in contextJeremiah 15:17
I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.
Read in contextIsaiah 22:12–14
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
Read in contextAmos 6:4–6
You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
Read in contextLuke 17:27–29
People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
Read in context1 Corinthians 5:11
But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
Read in contextPsalms 26:4
I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
Read in contextMatthew 24:38
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
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