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No one will send a cup of wine to console them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />No one shall break bread for the mourner, to comfort him for the dead, nor shall anyone give him the cup of consolation to drink for his father or his mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />No food will be offered to comfort those who mourn the dead; not even a cup of consolation will be given for the loss of a father or mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall <i>men</i> tear <i>themselves</i> for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall <i>men</i> give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Nor shall <i>men</i> break <i>bread</i> in mourning for them, to comfort them for the dead; nor shall <i>men</i> give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or their mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>People</i> will not break <i>bread</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Men will not break bread in mourning for them, to comfort anyone for the dead, nor give them a cup of consolation to drink for anyone&#8217s father or mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Neither will men break <i>bread</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Men will not break <i>bread</i> in mourning for them, to comfort anyone for the dead, nor give them a cup of comforting to drink for anyone’s father or mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br /><i>People</i> will not offer food to the mourners, to comfort anyone [as they grieve] for the dead, nor give them a cup of consolation to drink for anyone’s father or mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Food won’t be provided for the mourner to comfort him because of the dead. A consoling drink won’t be given him for the loss of his father or mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Food won&#8217t be provided for the mourner to comfort him because of the dead. A cup of consolation won&#8217t be given him because of the loss of his father or mother. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />No one will bring food and wine to help comfort those who are mourning the death of their father or mother. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />No one will offer food to comfort those who mourn the dead. No one will give a consoling drink to those who have lost their fathers or mothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />No one will eat or drink with anyone to offer comfort when a loved one dies. No one will show sympathy, not even for someone who has lost a father or mother. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They won't break bread for the mourner to be consoled for the dead. They won't give anyone the cup of consolation to drink for his father or mother. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />No food will be offered to comfort those who mourn the dead; not even a cup of consolation will be given for the loss of a father or mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />No one will take any food to those who mourn for the dead to comfort them. No one will give them any wine to drink to console them for the loss of their father or mother. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They shall not break bread in mourning to comfort him for the dead; and they shall not give them to drink the cup of consolations for his father and for his mother.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall not break bread among them to him that mourneth, to comfort him for the dead: neither shall they give them to drink of the cup, to comfort them for their father and mother. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they will not break bread among themselves for the sake of him who mourns, so as to console him over the dead. And they will not give them a chalice to drink, so as to console them over their father and mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They will not break bread with the bereaved to offer consolation for the dead; they will not give them the cup of consolation to drink over the death of father or mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />No one shall break bread for the mourner, to offer comfort for the dead; nor shall anyone give them the cup of consolation to drink for their fathers or their mothers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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 fathers or for their mothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall not clip themselves for them in mourning, that they may be comforted for the dead, and they shall not drink them a cup of comfort for their fathers and for their mothers<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and there shall be no bread broken in mourning for them for consolation over the dead: they shall not give one to drink a cup for consolation over his father or his mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=4792" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Disaster Predicted</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>“Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">No food</a> <a href="/hebrew/6536.htm" title="6536: yip̄·rə·sū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To break in two, divide. A primitive root; to break in pieces, i.e. to split, distribute.">will be offered</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: lə·na·ḥă·mōw (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">to comfort</a> <a href="/hebrew/60.htm" title="60: ’ê·ḇel (N-ms) -- Mourning. From 'abal; lamentation.">those who mourn</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mêṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">the dead;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not even</a> <a href="/hebrew/3563.htm" title="3563: kō·ws (N-fsc) -- From an unused root meaning to hold together; a cup, often figuratively, a lot; also some unclean bird, probably an owl.">a cup</a> <a href="/hebrew/8575.htm" title="8575: tan·ḥū·mîm (N-mp) -- Consolation. Or tanchum; and tanchuwmah; from nacham; compassion, solace.">of consolation</a> <a href="/hebrew/8248.htm" title="8248: yaš·qū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- Cause to drink water, give to drink. A primitive root; to quaff, i.e. to irrigate or furnish a potion to.">will be given</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">the loss of a father</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">or mother.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16-17</a></span><br />“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. / Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-4.htm">Hosea 9:4</a></span><br />They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7-9</a></span><br />The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan. / The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent. / They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Amos 6:6</a></span><br />You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10</a></span><br />The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-15.htm">Lamentations 5:15</a></span><br />Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12-13</a></span><br />On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth. / But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Ezekiel 26:13</a></span><br />So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-3</a></span><br />“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13</a></span><br />Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-23.htm">Matthew 9:23</a></span><br />When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-32.htm">Luke 7:32</a></span><br />They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-22.htm">Revelation 18:22-23</a></span><br />And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-17.htm">Matthew 11:17</a></span><br />‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">tear themselves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/26-14.htm">Deuteronomy 26:14</a></b></br> I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away <i>ought</i> thereof for <i>any</i> unclean <i>use</i>, nor given <i>ought</i> thereof for the dead: <i>but</i> I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, <i>and</i> have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/42-11.htm">Job 42:11</a></b></br> Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17</a></b></br> Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not <i>thy</i> lips, and eat not the bread of men.</p><p class="hdg">cup.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/31-6.htm">Proverbs 31:6,7</a></b></br> Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/5-17.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-12.htm">Break</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-14.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/psalms/94-19.htm">Consolation</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-11.htm">Consolations</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-22.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-15.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-14.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-10.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">Mourner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/37-21.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-18.htm">Break</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-13.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-54.htm">Consolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Consolations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-7.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-6.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-14.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-16.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-27.htm">Mourner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-13.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-15.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-18.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-9.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/16-1.htm">The prophet, under the types of abstaining from marriage, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/16-8.htm">from houses of mourning and feasting, foreshows the utter ruin of the Jews;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/16-10.htm">because they were worse than their fathers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/16-14.htm">Their return from captivity shall be stranger than their deliverance out of Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/16-16.htm">God will doubly recompense their idolatry.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This practice is seen in various parts of the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/2_samuel/3-35.htm">2 Samuel 3:35</a>, where David refuses to eat after the death of Abner. The absence of food offerings signifies a break from traditional mourning practices, highlighting the severity of God's judgment. This phrase indicates a time of such calamity that normal social and religious customs are disrupted. It reflects the depth of desolation and divine displeasure, as the community is unable to engage in acts of compassion and support.<p><b>not even a cup of consolation will be given</b><br>The "cup of consolation" refers to a drink offered to comfort mourners, a practice rooted in the culture of the time. This phrase emphasizes the total absence of comfort and support, symbolizing the complete withdrawal of God's favor and the community's inability to provide solace. The withholding of this cup underscores the profound nature of the judgment, as even basic acts of kindness and empathy are absent. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate judgment and separation from God, where comfort is no longer available.<p><b>for the loss of a father or mother.</b><br>The mention of "father or mother" highlights the personal and familial impact of the judgment. In a patriarchal society, the loss of parents was particularly devastating, affecting inheritance, social standing, and emotional stability. This phrase underscores the depth of the calamity, as it strikes at the heart of family structures and personal relationships. The loss of parental figures can also be seen as a metaphor for the loss of guidance and protection, reflecting Israel's spiritual state as they turn away from God, their ultimate Father. This connects to the broader biblical theme of God as a parent to His people, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by personal suffering and opposition.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment due to its persistent idolatry and disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mourning_customs.htm">Mourning Customs</a></b><br>In ancient Israel, mourning the dead involved specific rituals, including offering food and drink to comfort the bereaved. This verse indicates a cessation of these customs as a sign of God's judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The context of this passage is God's pronouncement of judgment on Judah for their sins, which includes the removal of traditional mourning practices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_practices.htm">Cultural Practices</a></b><br>The cultural context of mourning in ancient Israel, where community support was vital, and the absence of such support signified deep distress and divine displeasure.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_judgment.htm">Understanding God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is comprehensive and affects all aspects of life, including cultural and social practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_mourning.htm">The Role of Community in Mourning</a></b><br>The absence of communal support in mourning highlights the severity of judgment and the importance of community in times of grief.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The disruption of normal life should lead to introspection and repentance, seeking restoration with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Persistent disobedience to God leads to severe consequences, affecting not just individuals but the entire community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>Even in judgment, there is a call to return to God, who ultimately desires restoration and healing for His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_holiness,_sanctification.htm">How can I find hope in times of despair?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_forbid_prayer_in_jeremiah_7_16.htm">Jeremiah 7:16: Why would God forbid prayer for the people here, contradicting other scriptures urging intercession?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_child_sacrifice_in_ezekiel_16_20-21_credible.htm">How credible is the depiction of widespread child sacrifice in Ezekiel 16:20-21, given limited archaeological evidence for such practices in Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_messianic_age.htm">How does the Holy Spirit provide comfort?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Neither shall men tear themselves.</span>--The marginal reading, "Neither shall men <span class= "ital">break bread for them,</span>" as in <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm" title="Is it not to deal your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? when you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you hide not yourself from your own flesh?">Isaiah 58:7</a>; <a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm" title="The tongue of the sucking child sticks to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaks it to them.">Lamentations 4:4</a>, gives the true meaning. We are entering upon another region of funeral customs, reminding us of some of the practices connected with the "wakes" of old English life. After the first burst of sorrow and of fasting, as the sign of sorrow (<a href="/2_samuel/1-12.htm" title="And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.">2Samuel 1:12</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/3-35.htm" title="And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David swore, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.">2Samuel 3:35</a>; <a href="/context/2_samuel/12-16.htm" title="David therefore sought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.">2Samuel 12:16-17</a>), friends came to the mourner to comfort him. A feast was prepared for them, consisting of "the bread of mourners" (<a href="/hosea/9-4.htm" title="They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing to him: their sacrifices shall be to them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.">Hosea 9:4</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm" title="Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of your head on you, and put on your shoes on your feet, and cover not your lips, and eat not the bread of men.">Ezekiel 24:17</a>) and the "cup of consolation," as for those of a heavy heart (<a href="/proverbs/31-6.htm" title="Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that be of heavy hearts.">Proverbs 31:6</a>). It is probable that some reference to this practice was implied in our Lord's solemn benediction of the bread and of the cup at the Last Supper. As His body had been "anointed for the burial" (<a href="/matthew/26-12.htm" title="For in that she has poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.">Matthew 26:12</a>), so, in giving the symbols of His death, He was, as it were, keeping with His disciples His own funeral feast. The thought of the dead lying unburied, or buried without honour, is contemplated in all its horrors. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Tear themselves for them</span>. The verb is used in <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a> of breaking bread (the accusative is there expressed), and there is no doubt that this is the meaning here. The only question is whether <span class="accented">lahem</span>, for them, should not rather be <span class="accented">lekhem</span>, bread (this was read by the Septuagint, Peshito, Vulgate, Targnm). St. Jerome sees here an allusion to the funeral feasts (comp. the <span class="accented">parentalia</span>), and surely he is right. The Jews had a conception of the nature of the life of the other world only less distinct than that of their Egyptian neighbors. The funeral feast was not merely for the living, but for the dead. Indeed, it was primarily intended for the spiritual nourish-merit of those who had gone before to the unseen world (comp. Bonwick, 'Egyptian Belief and Modern Thought,' p. 48). Chardin, the old traveler, asserts that "the Oriental Christians still make banquets of this kind by a custom derived from the Jews." <span class="cmt_word">The cup of consolation</span>. It would seem as if the funeral feasts had dwindled among the Jews into little more than a refection for the benefit of the mourners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">No food</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be offered</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְרְס֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·rə·sū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6536.htm">Strong's 6536: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break in pieces, to split, distribute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to comfort</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנַחֲמ֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·na·ḥă·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those who mourn</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖בֶל</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_60.htm">Strong's 60: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lamentation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the dead;</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(mêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not even</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a cup</span><br /><span class="heb">כּ֣וֹס</span> <span class="translit">(kō·ws)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3563.htm">Strong's 3563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of consolation</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּנְחוּמִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(tan·ḥū·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8575.htm">Strong's 8575: </a> </span><span class="str2">Compassion, solace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be given</span><br /><span class="heb">יַשְׁק֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yaš·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8248.htm">Strong's 8248: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the loss of a father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or mother.</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Jeremiah 16:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Jeremiah 16:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Jeremiah 16:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Jeremiah 16:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Jeremiah 16:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Jeremiah 16:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Jeremiah 16:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Jeremiah 16:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Jeremiah 16:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Jeremiah 16:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/16-7.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 16:7 Neither shall men break bread for them (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 16:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 16:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/16-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 16:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 16:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>