Jeremiah 16:1
And the word of Yahweh came unto me saying:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
In Context
2Thou shall not take to thee a wife,—Neither shalt thou have sons or daughters, in this place.
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:2unto whom came the word of Yahweh, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,—in the thirteenth year of his reign;
Jeremiah 2:1And the word of Yahweh came unto 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 →