Jeremiah 16:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 16:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 16:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 16:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Men won’t break bread for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead. Men won’t give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.”
Jeremiah 16:7 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 16:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“neither shall men break bread 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. ”
Jeremiah 16:7 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 16:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Nor do they deal out to them for mourning, To comfort him concerning the dead, Nor cause them to drink a cup of consolations For his father and for his mother.”
Jeremiah 16:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 16:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Nor shall they break [bread] for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall they give them the cup of consolations to drink for their father or for their mother. ”
Jeremiah 16:7 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 16:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They shall not stretch out the hands for the in the mourning to comfort them for the dead, neither shall they giue them the cup of consolation to drinke for their father or for their mother.”
Jeremiah 16:7 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 16:7 in Context — Jeremiah 16
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.
8 Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.
9 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
What Does Jeremiah 16:7 Mean?
Jeremiah 16:7 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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