Jeremiah 16:9

Jeremiah 16:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)For this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Before your eyes and in your days I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and gladness and to the voices of bride and bridegroom in this place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will silence in this place, before 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will cause to cease from this place, before 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.

Context of Jeremiah 16:9

7No one will offer food to comfort those who mourn the dead. No one will give a consoling drink to those who have lost their fathers or mothers. 8“Don’t even go into a home where there is a banquet. Don’t sit with them to eat and drink. This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: I’m going to put a stop to the sounds of joy and happiness and the sounds of brides and grooms in this place. This will happen in your lifetime, while you watch. 10“When you tell the people all these things, they will ask you, ‘Why does the Lord threaten us with all these disasters? What have we done wrong? How have we sinned against the Lord our God?’ 11Then say to them, ‘It’s because your ancestors abandoned me, declares the Lord. They followed other gods, served them, worshiped them, and abandoned me. They didn’t obey my teachings.

Jeremiah 16:9 word by word

כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִ֨י מַשְׁבִּ֜ית מִן־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֛ה לְעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם וּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑ם ק֤וֹל שָׂשׂוֹן֙ וְק֣וֹל שִׂמְחָ֔ה ק֥וֹל חָתָ֖ן וְק֥וֹל כַּלָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Behold, I will cause to ceaseשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673
• out of this placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• in your eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and in your daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of mirthשָׂשׂוֹןώâώôn ώâώôn · rejoicingH8342
• of gladnessשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
• of the bridegroomחָתָןchâthân · son-in-lawH2860
• of the brideכַּלָּהkallâh · daughter-in-law: brideH3618

Cross-references for Jeremiah 16:9

• Jeremiah 7:34In the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, I will banish the sounds of joy and happiness and the sounds of brides and grooms, because the land will be a wasteland.”
• Jeremiah 25:10I will take from them the sounds of joy and happiness, the sounds of brides and grooms, the sound of mills, and the light of lamps.
• Isaiah 24:7New wine dries up, and grapevines waste away. All happy people groan.
• Ezekiel 26:13“I will put a stop to your noisy songs, and the music from your harps will no longer be heard.
• Hosea 2:11I will put an end to all her celebrations: her annual festivals, her New Moon Festivals, her weekly worship days—all her appointed festivals.
• Revelation 18:22The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters will never be heard in it again. A skilled craftsman—regardless of the type of craft— will never be found in it again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in it again.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 16:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9The ban on attending feasts and parties isolated Jeremiah from meaningful social contact, but the Lord considered it important. Soon, the entire nation and its social interactions would end.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. (Jr 7:34; 25:10; Eze 26:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 16:9

• Marriage

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• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Lord of Hosts
• Marriage

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