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 this is what the Lord says concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, and concerning their 1mothers who give birth to them, and their 2fathers who father them in this land: 4“They will 3die of deadly diseases, they 4will not be mourned or buried; they will be like 5dung on the surface of the ground. And they will perish by sword and famine, and their dead bodies will become food for the 6birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.”

5For this is what the Lord says: “Do not enter a house of 7mourning, or go to mourn or to console them; for I have 8withdrawn My peace from this people,” declares the Lord, “and My 9favor and compassion. 6Both 10great people and small will die in this land; they will not be buried, people will not mourn for them, nor will anyone 11make cuts on himself or have his head 12shaved for them. 7People will not 13break 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 14not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink.” 9For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I am going to 15eliminate from this place, before your eyes and in your time, the voice of rejoicing and the voice of joy, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride.