NASB — Jeremiah 16 — KJV

Distresses Foretold

1 The word° of the LORD° also came° to me saying°, 2 “You shall not take a wife° for yourself nor° have° sons° or daughters° in this° place°.” 3 For thus° says° the LORD° concerning° the sons° and daughters° born° in this° place°, and concerning° their amothers° who bear° them, and their bfathers° who beget° them in this° land°: 4 “They will adie° of deadly° diseases°, they bwill not be lamented° or buried°; they will be as cdung° on the surface° of the ground° and come° to an end° by sword° and famine°, and their carcasses° will become° food° for the dbirds° of the sky° and for the beasts° of the earth°.”

[3] aJr 15:8 bJr 6:21
[4] aJr 15:2 bJr 25:33 cPs 83:10; Jr 9:22; 25:33 dPs 79:2; Is 18:6; Jr 15:3; 34:20

5 ¶ For thus° says° the LORD°, “Do not enter° a house° of Iamourning°, or go° to lament° or to console° them; for I have bwithdrawn° My peace° from this° people°,” declares° the LORD°, “[My] clovingkindness° and compassion°. 6 Both agreat° men° and small° will die° in this° land°; they will not be buried°, they will not be lamented°, nor° will anyone bgash° himself or cshave° his head° for them. 7 Men will not abreak° [bread] in mourning° for them, to comfort° anyone for the dead°, nor° give° them a cup° of consolation° to drink° for anyone’s father° or mother°. 8 Moreover you shall anot go° into a house° of feasting° to sit° with them to eat° and drink°.” 9 For thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°, the God° of Israel°: “Behold°, I am going to Iaeliminate° from this° place°, before your eyes° and in your time°, the voice° of rejoicing° and the voice° of gladness°, the voice° of the groom° and the voice° of the bride°.

[5] IOr banqueting aEzk 24:16-23 bJr 12:12; 15:1-4 cPs 25:6; Is 27:11; Jr 13:14
[6] a2Ch 36:17; Ezk 9:6 bDt 14:1; Jr 41:5; 47:5 cIs 22:12
[7] aDt 26:14; Ezk 24:17; Ho 9:4
[8] aEc 7:2-4; Is 22:12-14; Jr 15:17; Am 6:4-6
[9] ILit cause to cease aJr 7:34; 25:10; Ezk 26:13; Ho 2:11; Rv 18:23

10 ¶ “Now when° you tell° this° people° all° these° words°, they will say° to you, ‘aFor what° reason°° has the LORD° declared° all° this° great° calamity° against° us? And what° is our iniquity°, or what° is our sin° which° we have committed° against the LORD° our God°?’ 11 Then you are to say° to them, ‘[It is] abecause°° your forefathers° have forsaken° Me,’ declares° the LORD°, ‘and have followed°° bother° gods° and served° them and bowed° down° to them; but Me they have forsaken° and have not kept° My law°. 12 You too have done° evil°, [even] amore° than° your forefathers°; for behold°, you are each° one° walking° according° to the bstubbornness° of his own cevil° heart°, without° listening° to Me. 13 So I will ahurl° you out of this° land° into the bland° which° you have not known°, neither you nor° your fathers°; and there° you will cserve° other° gods° day° and night°, for I will grant° you no° favor°.’

[10] aDt 29:24; 1K 9:8; Jr 5:19; 13:22; 22:8
[11] aDt 29:25; 1K 9:9; 2Ch 7:22; Ne 9:26-29; Jr 22:9 bDt 29:26; 1K 9:9; Ps 106:35-41; Jr 5:7-9; 8:2; Ezk 11:21; 1P 4:3
[12] aJr 7:26 b1S 15:23; Jr 7:24; 9:14; 13:10 cEc 9:3; Mk 7:21
[13] aDt 4:26, 27; 2Ch 7:20; Jr 15:1 bJr 15:14; 17:4 cDt 4:28; 28:36; Jr 5:19

God Will Restore Them

14 ¶ “aTherefore° behold°, days° are coming°,” declares° the LORD°, “when it will no° longer° be said°, ‘As the LORD° lives°, who° bbrought° up the sons° of Israel° out of the land° of Egypt°,’ 15 but, ‘As the LORD° lives°, who° brought° up the sons° of Israel° from the aland° of the north° and from all° the countries° where°° He had banished° them.’ For I will restore° them to their own land° which° I gave° to their fathers°.

[14] aIs 43:18; Jr 23:7 bEx 20:2; Dt 15:15
[15] aPs 106:47; Is 11:11-16; 14:1; Jr 3:18; 23:8; 24:6

16 ¶ “Behold°, I am going to send° for many° afishermen°,” declares° the LORD°, “and they will fish° for them; and afterwards°° I will send° for many° hunters°, and they will bhunt° them cfrom every° mountain° and every° hill° and from the clefts° of the rocks°. 17 aFor My eyes° are on all° their ways°; they are not hidden° from My face°, bnor° is their iniquity° concealed° from My eyes°. 18 I will first° adoubly° repay° their iniquity° and their sin°, because° they have bpolluted° My land°; they have filled° My inheritance° with the carcasses° of their cdetestable° idols° and with their abominations°.”

[16] aAm 4:2; Hab 1:14, 15 b1S 26:20; Mi 7:2 cIs 2:21; Am 9:3
[17] a2Ch 16:9; Jb 34:21; Ps 90:8; Pv 5:21; 15:3; Jr 23:24; 32:19; Zc 4:10; Lk 12:2; 1Co 4:5; He 4:13 bJr 2:22
[18] aJr 17:18; Rv 18:6 bNu 35:33, 34; Jr 2:7; 3:9 cJr 7:30; Ezk 11:18, 21

  19 ¶ O LORD°, my astrength° and my stronghold°,
  And my brefuge° in the day° of distress°,
  To You the cnations° will come°
  From the ends° of the earth° and say°,
  “Our fathers° have inherited° nothing° but dfalsehood°,
  Futility° and Iethings° of no° profit°.”
  20 Can man° make° gods° for himself?
  Yet they are anot gods°!

[19] ILit there is nothing profitable in them aPs 18:1, 2; Is 25:4 bNa 1:7 cPs 22:27; Is 2:2; Jr 3:17; 4:2 dIs 44:20; Hab 2:18 eIs 44:10
[20] aPs 115:4-8; Is 37:19; Jr 2:11; 5:7; Ho 8:4-6; Ga 4:8

  21 ¶ “Therefore° behold°, I am going to make them know°
  This° time° I will amake them know°
  My Ipower° and My might°;
  And they shall bknow° that My name° is the LORD°.”

[21] ILit hand aPs 9:16 bPs 83:18; Is 43:3; Jr 33:2; Am 5:8


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The prophet, under the types of abstaining from marriage, from houses of mourning and feasting, foresheweth the utter ruin of the Jews,

1 ¶ The wordº of the LORDº came² also unto² me, saying,ºª 2 Thou shalt not² takeºª thee a wife,º neither² shalt thou have² sonsº or daughtersº in this² place.º 3 For² thus² saithºª the LORDº concerning² the sonsº and concerning² the daughtersº that are born¹ª² in this² place,º and concerning² their mothersº that bareºª them, and concerning² their fathersº that begat¹² them in this² land;º 4 They shall dieºª of grievousº deaths;º they shall not² be lamented;ºª neither² shall they be buried;ºª [but] they shall be as dungº upon² the faceº of the earth:º and they shall be² consumedºª by the sword,º and by famine;º and their carcasesº shall be meatº for the fowlsº of heaven,º and for the beastsº of the earth.º 5 For² thus² saithºª the LORD,º Enterºª not² into the houseº of mourning,º neither² go¹ª² to lamentºª nor² bemoanºª them: for² I have taken awayºª² my peaceº from²² this² people,º saithºª the LORD,º [even]² lovingkindnessº and mercies.º 6 Both the greatº and the smallº shall dieºª in this² land:º they shall not² be buried,ºª neither² shall [men] lamentºª for them, nor² cut¹ª themselves,² nor² make themselves baldºª for them: 7 Neither² shall [men] tearºª [themselves] for them in² mourning,º to comfortºª them for² the dead;ºª neither² shall [men] give them the cupº of consolationº to drinkºª for² their fatherº or for² their mother.º 8 Thou shalt not² also goºª into the houseº of feasting,º to sitºª with² them to eatºª and to drink.ºª 9 For² thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º the Godº of Israel;º Behold,² I will cause to ceaseºª out of² this² placeº in your eyes,º and in your days,º the voiceº of mirth,º and the voiceº of gladness,º the voiceº of the bridegroom,º and the voiceº of the bride.º

[1] Jr 1:2, 4; 2:1.
[2] Gn 19:14; Mt 24:19; Lk 21:23; 23:29; 1Co 7:26.
[3] Jr 16:5, 9.
[4] 1K 14:10; 21:23; 2K 9:10, 36; Ps 78:64; 79:2; 83:10; Is 5:25; 18:6; Jr 7:33; 8:1; 9:22; 14:15, 16; 15:2; 16:5; 22:18, 19; 25:33; 34:17, 20; 36:30; 44:12, 27; Ezk 5:12; 39:17; Am 6:9; Zp 1:17; Rv 19:17.
[5] Dt 31:17; 2Ch 15:5; Is 27:11; Jr 15:1; 16:6; Ezk 24:16; Zc 8:10; Rv 6:4.
[6] Lv 19:28; Dt 14:1; Is 9:14; 22:12; 24:2; Jr 7:29; 13:13; 16:4; 22:18; 41:5; 47:5; 48:37; Ezk 9:5; Am 6:11; Rv 6:15; 20:12.
[7] Dt 26:14; Jb 42:11; Pv 31:6; Ezk 24:17; Ho 9:4.
[8] Ps 26:4; Ec 7:2; Is 22:12; Jr 15:17; Am 6:4; Mt 24:38; Lk 17:27; 1Co 5:11; Ep 5:11.
[9] Is 24:7; Jr 7:34; 25:10; Ezk 26:13; Ho 2:11; Rv 18:22.

because they were worse than their fathers.

10 ¶ And it shall come to pass,² when² thou shalt shewºª this² peopleº² all² these² words,º and they shall sayºª unto² thee, Wherefore²² hath the LORDº pronouncedºª² all² this² greatº evilº against² us? or what² [is] our iniquity?º or what² [is] our sinº that² we have committedºª against the LORDº our God?º 11 Then shalt thou sayºª unto² them, Because²² your fathersº have forsakenºª me, saithºª the LORD,º and have walked¹ª² afterº otherº gods,º and have servedºª them, and have worshippedºª them, and have forsakenºª me, and have not² keptºª my law;º 12 And ye² have doneºª worseºª than your fathers;º² for, behold,º ye walkºª every oneº afterº the imaginationº of his evilº heart,º that they may not² hearkenºª unto² me: 13 Therefore will I castºª you out of²² this² landº into² a landº that² ye knowºª not,² [neither] ye² nor your fathers;º and there² shall ye serveºª² otherº godsº dayº and night;º where² I will not² shewºª you favour.º

[10] Dt 29:24; 1K 9:8; Jr 2:35; 5:19; 13:22; 22:8; Ho 12:8.
[11] Jg 2:12; 10:13; Ne 9:26; Ps 106:35; Jr 2:8; 5:7; 8:2; 9:14; Ezk 11:21; Dn 9:10; 1P 4:3.
[12] Gn 6:5; 8:21; Dt 9:27; 29:19; Jg 2:19; 1S 15:23; Ec 8:12; 9:3; Jr 7:24, 26; 9:14; 13:10; 17:9; Mk 7:21; 2Ti 3:13; He 3:12.
[13] Lv 18:27; Dt 4:26, 28; 28:36, 63; 29:28; 30:17; Jsh 23:15; 2Ch 7:20; Ps 81:12; Jr 6:15; 14:8; 15:4, 14; 17:4; 22:28.

Their return from captivity shall be stranger than their deliverance out of Egypt.

14 ¶ Therefore,² behold,² the daysº come,ºª saithºª the LORD,º that it shall no² more² be said,ºª The LORDº liveth,º that² brought upºª² the childrenº of Israelº out of the landº² of Egypt;º 15 But,²² The LORDº liveth,º that² brought upºª² the childrenº of Israelº from the landº² of the north,º and from all²² the landsº whither²² he had drivenºª them: and I will bring them againºª into² their landº that² I gaveºª unto their fathers.º

[14] Ex 20:2; Dt 15:15; Is 43:18; Jr 23:7; Ho 3:4; Mi 6:4.
[15] Dt 30:3; Ps 106:47; Is 11:11; 13:5; 14:1; 27:12; Jr 3:18; 24:6; 30:3, 10; 31:8; 32:37; 50:19; Ezk 34:12; 36:24; 37:21; 39:28; Am 9:14.

God will doubly recompense their idolatry.

16 ¶ Behold,² I will sendºª for manyº fishers,ºª¹ saithºª the LORD,º and they shall fishºª them; and afterº² will I sendºª for manyº hunters,º and they shall huntºª them from²² every² mountain,º and from²² every² hill,º and out of the holesº² of the rocks.º 17 For² mine eyesº [are] upon² all² their ways:º they are not² hidºª from my face,º² neither² is their iniquityº hidºª fromº² mine eyes.º 18 And firstº I will recompenseºª their iniquityº and their sinº double;º because² they have defiledºª² my land,º they have filledºª² mine inheritanceº with the carcasesº of their detestableº and abominable things.º 19 O LORD,º my strength,º and my fortress,º and my refugeº in the dayº of affliction,º the Gentilesº shall comeºª unto² thee from the endsº² of the earth,º and shall say,ºª Surely² our fathersº have inheritedºª lies,º vanity,º and [things] wherein [there is] no² profit.ºª 20 Shall a manº makeºª godsº unto himself, and they² [are] no² gods?º 21 Therefore,² behold,² I will this² onceº cause them to know,ºª I will cause them to knowºª² mine handº and my might;º and they shall knowºª that² my nameº [is] The LORD.º

[16] Gn 10:9; 1S 24:11; 26:20; Is 24:17; Jr 25:9; Am 4:2; 5:19; 9:1; Mi 7:2; Hab 1:14; Lk 17:34; Rv 6:15.
[17] 2Ch 16:9; Jb 34:21; Ps 90:8; 139:3; Pv 5:21; 15:3; Is 29:15; Jr 23:24; 32:19; Ezk 8:12; 9:9; Lk 12:1; 1Co 4:5; He 4:13.
[18] Lv 18:27; 26:30; Nu 35:33; Ps 106:38; Is 24:5; 40:2; 61:7; Jr 2:7; 3:1, 9; 17:18; Ezk 11:18, 21; 43:7; Mi 2:10; Zp 3:1; Rv 18:6.
[19] Ps 18:1; 19:14; 22:27; 27:5; 46:1, 7, 11; 62:2, 7; 67:2; 68:31; 72:8; 86:9; 91:1; 144:1; Pv 18:10; Is 2:2; 11:9; 25:4; 32:2; 44:10; 49:6; 60:1; 62:2; Jr 2:11; 3:16, 23; 10:5, 14; 17:17; Ezk 11:16; Mi 4:1; Na 1:7; Hab 2:18; 3:19; Zc 2:11; 8:20; Mal 1:11; 1P 1:18; Rv 7:9; 11:15.
[20] Ps 115:4; 135:14; Is 36:19; 37:19; Ho 8:4; Ac 19:26; Ga 1:8; 4:8.
[21] Ex 9:14; 14:4; 15:3; Ps 9:16; 83:18; Is 43:3; Jr 33:2; Ezk 6:7; 24:24, 27; 25:14; Am 5:8.


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