Jeremiah 16:1
The worde of the Lord came also vnto mee, saying,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
In Context
2Thou shalt not take thee a wife, nor haue sonnes nor daughters in this place.
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:2To whom the worde of the Lord came in the dayes of Iosiah the sonne of Amon King of Iudah in the thirteenth yeere of his reigne:
Jeremiah 2:1Moreover, the woorde of the Lord came vnto 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 →