(16:1-7) God tells Jeremiah not to get married or have children, because he's
going to kill everyone (mothers and daughters, fathers and sons). They all "shall die of grievous
deaths," and that shall neither "be lamented" nor buried, but "shall be as dung upon the face of the earth."
For he has removed peace, "lovingkindness," and mercy from the people. Is God merciful?
(16:1) "The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,"
(16:2) "Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place."
(16:3) "For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their
mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land."
(16:4) "They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon
the face of the earth:and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven,
and for the beasts of the earth."
(16:5) "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."
(16:6) "Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut
themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:"
(16:7) "Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of
consolation to drink for their father or for their mother."
16:1The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
16:2Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters
in this place.
16:3For thus saith the LORD
concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place,
and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers
that begat them in this land;
16:4They shall die of
grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried;
but they shall be as dung upon the face of the
earth:and they shall be
consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for
the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
16:5For 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.
16:6Both the great and the
small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men
lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:
16:7Neither shall men tear
themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall
men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their
mother.
16:8
Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat
and to drink.
16:9
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.
16:10And it shall come to
pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say
unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against
us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed
against the LORD our God?
(16:10-11) After God has killed everyone, those who remain will say,
"Wherefore hath the Lord pronounce this great evil against us?" God answers saying,
"Because your fathers have forsaken me." Are we punished for the sins of others?
(16:10) "Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or
what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?"
(16:11) "Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD."
16:11Then shalt thou say
unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD,
and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped
them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
16:12
And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one
after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:
16:13
Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not,
neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and
night; where I will not shew you favour.
16:14
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be
said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the
land of Egypt;
16:15
But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land
of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will
bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
16:16
Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish
them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from
every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
16:17For mine eyes are upon
all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid
from mine eyes.
(16:17) "For mine eyes are upon
all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid
from mine eyes." Can God see everything?
16:18
And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because
they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the
carcases of their detestable and abominable things.
16:19
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of
affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth,
and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things
wherein there is no profit.
16:20
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
16:21
Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them
to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The
LORD.
(16:21) "I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them
to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The
LORD."
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