Jeremiah 16:1
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
In Context
2“You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place.”
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:2The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
Jeremiah 2:1Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 16:1
In this chapter, I. The greatness of the calamity that was coming upon the Jewish nation is illustrated by prohibitions given to the prophet neither to set up a house of his own ( ver. 1-4 ) nor to go into the house of mourning ( ver. 5-7 ) nor into the house of feasting, ver. 8, 9 . II. God is justified in these severe proceedings against them by an account of their great wickedness, ver. 10-13 . III. An intimation is given of mercy in reserve, ver. 14, 15 . IV. Some hopes are given that the punishment of the sin… Read the whole commentary →