Jeremiah 16:5

Jeremiah 16:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)For this is what the Lord says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal; do not go to mourn or show sympathy, because I have withdrawn my blessing, my love and my pity from this people,” declares the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"For thus says the Lord: Do not enter the house of mourning, or go to lament or grieve for them, for I have taken away my peace from this people, my steadfast love and mercy, declares the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For thus says the Lord: “Do not enter the house of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away My peace from this people,” says the Lord, “lovingkindness and mercies.

Context of Jeremiah 16:5

3For this is what the Lord says concerning sons and daughters born in this place as well as concerning the mothers who bear them and the fathers who father them in this land: 4They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like manure on the soil’s surface. They will be finished off by sword and famine. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land. “For this is what the Lord says: Don’t enter a house where a mourning feast is taking place. Don’t go to lament or sympathize with them, for I have removed my peace from these people as well as my faithful love and compassion.” This is the Lord’s declaration. 6“Both great and small will die in this land without burial. No lament will be made for them, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them. 7Food won’t be provided for the mourner to comfort him because of the dead. A consoling drink won’t be given him for the loss of his father or mother.

Jeremiah 16:5 word by word

כִּֽי־כֹ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תָּבוֹא֙ בֵּ֣ית מַרְזֵ֔חַ וְאַל־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ לִסְפּ֔וֹד וְאַל־תָּנֹ֖ד לָהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אָסַ֨פְתִּי אֶת־שְׁלוֹמִ֜י מֵאֵ֨ת הָעָ֤ם־הַזֶּה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־הַחֶ֖סֶד וְאֶת־הָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• not into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of mourningמַרְזֵחַmarzêach · mourningH4798
• neither goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to lamentסָפַדsâphad · to mournH5594
• nor bemoanנוּדnûd · to wanderH5110
• them: for I have taken awayאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• my peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• from this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• lovingkindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• and merciesרַחֲמִיםracham · compassionH7356

Cross-references for Jeremiah 16:5

• Jeremiah 16:6“Both great and small will die in this land without burial. No lament will be made for them, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.
• Ezekiel 24:16“Son of man, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a fatal blow. But you must not lament or weep or let your tears flow.
• Jeremiah 15:1Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before me, my compassions would not reach out to these people. Send them from my presence, and let them go.
• Deuteronomy 31:17My anger will burn against them on that day; I will abandon them and hide my face from them so that they will become easy prey. Many troubles and afflictions will come to them. On that day they will say, ‘Haven’t these troubles come to us because our God is no longer with us?’
• 2 Chronicles 15:5In those times there was no peace for those who went about their daily activities because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
• Isaiah 27:11When its branches dry out, they will be broken off. Women will come and make fires with them, for they are not a people with understanding. Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them, and their Creator will not be gracious to them.
• Zechariah 8:10For prior to those days neither people nor animals had wages. There was no safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I turned everyone against his neighbor.
• Revelation 6:4Then another horse went out, a fiery red one, and its rider was allowed to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. And a large sword was given to him.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 16:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Enter not into the house of mourning - The public calamities are too great to permit individual losses to come into consideration.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7The ban on funerals and mourning was a lesson for the people of Judah. The destruction would be so vast that no one could mourn properly or comfort others.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Eze 24:17, 22, 23). house of mourning--(Mr 5:38). Margin, "mourning-feast"; such feasts were usual at funerals. The Hebrew means, in Am 6:7, the cry of joy at a banquet; here, and La 2:19, the cry of sorrow.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings