Jeremiah 16:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For thus saith the Lord, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the Lord, even lovingkindness and mercies.”
Jeremiah 16:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 16:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 16:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For Yahweh says, “Don’t enter into the house of mourning. Don’t go to lament. Don’t bemoan them, for I have taken away my peace from this people,” says Yahweh, “even loving kindness and tender mercies.”
Jeremiah 16:5 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 16:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For thus saith Jehovah, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament, neither bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith Jehovah, even lovingkindness and tender mercies. ”
Jeremiah 16:5 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 16:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For thus said Jehovah: Do not enter the house of a mourning-feast, Nor go to lament nor bemoan for them, For I have removed My peace from this people, An affirmation of Jehovah, The kindness and the mercies.”
Jeremiah 16:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 16:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For thus saith Jehovah: Enter not into the house of wailing, neither go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith Jehovah, the loving-kindness and the tender mercies. ”
Jeremiah 16:5 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 16:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For thus saith the Lord, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither goe to lament, nor be moued for the: for I haue taken my peace, from this people, saith the Lord, euen mercy and compassion.”
Jeremiah 16:5 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 16:5 in Context — Jeremiah 16
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 upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
5 For thus saith the Lord, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the Lord, even lovingkindness and mercies.
6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:
7 Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
What Does Jeremiah 16:5 Mean?
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