Jeremiah 16:3

כִּי ־ כֹה ׀ אָמַר יְהוָה עַל ־ הַבָּנִים וְעַל ־ הַבָּנוֹת הַיִּלּוֹדִים בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְעַֽל ־ אִמֹּתָם הַיֹּלְדוֹת אוֹתָם וְעַל ־ אֲבוֹתָם הַמּוֹלִדִים אוֹתָם בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּֽאת ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

2לֹֽא ־ תִקַּח לְךָ אִשָּׁה וְלֹֽא ־ יִהְיוּ לְךָ בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּֽה ׃

4מְמוֹתֵי תַחֲלֻאִים יָמֻתוּ לֹא יִסָּֽפְדוּ וְלֹא יִקָּבֵרוּ לְדֹמֶן עַל ־ פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה יִֽהְיוּ וּבַחֶרֶב וּבָֽרָעָב יִכְלוּ וְהָיְתָה נִבְלָתָם לְמַאֲכָל לְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְבֶהֱמַת הָאָֽרֶץ ׃ ס

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Cross References

Jeremiah 16:5כִּֽי ־ כֹה ׀ אָמַר יְהוָה אַל ־ תָּבוֹא בֵּית מַרְזֵחַ וְאַל ־ תֵּלֵךְ לִסְפּוֹד וְאַל ־ תָּנֹד לָהֶם כִּֽי ־ אָסַפְתִּי אֶת ־ שְׁלוֹמִי מֵאֵת הָעָם ־ הַזֶּה נְאֻם ־ יְהוָה אֶת ־ הַחֶסֶד וְאֶת ־ הָֽרַחֲמִֽים ׃

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 16:2-10

Prohibitions Given to Jeremiah. ( b. c. 605.) 1 The word of the Lord came also unto me, saying, 2 Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place. 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; 4 They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung… Read the whole commentary →

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