Jeremiah 16:1-9

1The word of the Lord also came to me saying, 2“You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place.” 3For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, and concerning their 1mothers who bear them, and their 2fathers who beget them in this land: 4“They will 3die of deadly diseases, they 4will not be lamented or buried; they will be as 5dung on the surface of the ground and come to an end by sword and famine, and their carcasses will become food for the 6birds of the sky and for the beasts of the earth.”

5For thus says the Lord, “Do not enter a house of 78mourning, or go to lament or to console them; for I have 9withdrawn My peace from this people,” declares the Lord, “My 10lovingkindness and compassion. 6Both 11great men and small will die in this land; they will not be buried, they will not be lamented, nor will anyone 12gash himself or 13shave his head for them. 7Men will not 14break bread in mourning for them, to comfort anyone for the dead, nor give them a cup of consolation to drink for anyone’s father or mother. 8Moreover you shall 15not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink.” 9For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I am going to 1617eliminate from this place, before your eyes and in your time, the voice of rejoicing and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride.