Jeremiah 16:1
Then the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
World English Bible
In The King James Version
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
In Context
2“You shall not take a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.”
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:2The LORD’s word came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Jeremiah 2:1The LORD’s word 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 →