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Do not eat and drink with them at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also you shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, you shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Moreover you shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Moreover you shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Moreover you shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And you [Jeremiah] shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not enter the house where feasting is taking place to sit with them to eat and drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not enter the house where feasting is taking place to sit with them to eat and drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't even set foot in a house where there is eating and drinking and celebrating. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Don't even go into a home where there is a banquet. Don't sit with them to eat and drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Do not enter a house where people are feasting. Do not sit down with them to eat and drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Don't go to a banquet to sit with people to eat and drink." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'Do not go to a house where people are feasting and sit down to eat and drink with them either.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Also thou shalt not go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You do not enter a house of banqueting, "" To sit with them, to eat and to drink,”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A house of banqueting thou dost not enter, To sit with them, to eat and to drink,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And to the house of drinking thou shalt not go in to sit with them to eat and to drink.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And do not thou go into the house of feasting, to sit with them, and to eat and drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, you shall not enter the house of feasting, so as to sit with them, and to eat and drink.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not enter a house of feasting to sit eating and drinking with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them to eat and to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall not enter a house of feasting to dwell with them, to eat and to drink<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not enter into the banquet-house, to sit with them to eat and to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/16-8.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=4803" 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">7</span>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="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ṯā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇêṯ- (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">a house</a> <a href="/hebrew/4960.htm" title="4960: miš·teh (N-ms) -- A feast, drink. From shathah; drink, by implication, drinking; also a banquet or feast.">where there is feasting</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: lā·še·ḇeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and sit down</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’ō·w·ṯām (Prep:: 3mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with them</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: le·’ĕ·ḵōl (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">to eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: wə·liš·tō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">and drink.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom.…<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="/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7-11</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="/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="/hosea/2-11.htm">Hosea 2:11</a></span><br />I will put an end to all her exultation: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—all her appointed feasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a></span><br />I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11-12</a></span><br />Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. / At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.<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="/joel/1-12.htm">Joel 1:12</a></span><br />The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up.<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="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Ezekiel 7:7</a></span><br />Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12-13</a></span><br />And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’ / Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38-39</a></span><br />For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Luke 17:27-30</a></span><br />People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. / It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. / But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. ...<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="/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">1 Corinthians 7:29-31</a></span><br />What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; / those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing; / and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-17.htm">Jeremiah 15:17</a></b></br> I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/26-4.htm">Psalm 26:4</a></b></br> I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:2-4</a></b></br> <i>It is</i> better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that <i>is</i> the end of all men; and the living will lay <i>it</i> to his heart… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/2-4.htm">Banqueting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-16.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-12.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-17.htm">Sit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/5-10.htm">Banqueting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-13.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-9.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-19.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-7.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-26.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-5.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-2.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-2.htm">Sit</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You must not enter a house where there is feasting</b><br>This command to Jeremiah reflects the broader context of divine judgment upon Judah. Feasting often symbolizes joy and celebration, but here it is contrasted with the impending disaster. In ancient Near Eastern culture, communal meals were significant for social and religious reasons, often involving covenantal fellowship. Jeremiah's abstention from such gatherings underscores the seriousness of God's message and the separation from normal societal activities due to impending judgment. This separation can be seen as a prophetic act, symbolizing the broken relationship between God and His people.<p><b>and sit down with them</b><br>Sitting down to eat was a sign of acceptance and fellowship. In biblical times, sharing a meal was an intimate act, often signifying peace and unity. By refraining from sitting with them, Jeremiah is demonstrating the breach between God and the people of Judah. This act of separation is reminiscent of other prophetic actions in the Bible, such as Ezekiel's symbolic acts (Ezekiel 4-5) that conveyed messages of judgment and warning.<p><b>to eat and drink.</b><br>Eating and drinking together was a central part of social life in ancient Israel. It was not merely about sustenance but about community and shared life. In the context of Jeremiah's ministry, abstaining from eating and drinking with others serves as a living parable of the coming desolation. This abstention can also be seen as a type of fasting, a common biblical practice for seeking God or expressing mourning. The prohibition against participating in feasting highlights the gravity of the situation and the need for repentance. This theme of separation and judgment is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4-7</a>, where indulgence is condemned in light of impending judgment.<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 warning and judgment to the people of Judah. His ministry was marked by personal sacrifice and suffering.<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/f/feasting_houses.htm">Feasting Houses</a></b><br>Social gatherings or celebrations, often associated with joy and community, but in this context, they symbolize a disregard for the impending judgment and a continuation of sinful practices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_judgment.htm">Awareness of Judgment</a></b><br>Jeremiah's instruction not to join in feasting serves as a reminder to be aware of God's impending judgment and to live with a sense of spiritual sobriety.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/separation_from_worldly_practices.htm">Separation from Worldly Practices</a></b><br>Believers are called to be distinct from the world, especially when societal norms conflict with God's commands. This separation is not about isolation but about maintaining holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The absence from feasting symbolizes a call to repentance. It is a time to turn away from sin and seek God's mercy, rather than indulging in temporary pleasures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Christians are encouraged to live with an eternal perspective, prioritizing spiritual growth and readiness for Christ's return over earthly celebrations.<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/who_is_the_author_of_the_book_of_amos.htm">Are you prepared for the wedding feast properly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_jeremiah_31's_covenant_fulfilled.htm">If Hebrews 8:8-9 refers to Jeremiah 31's prophecy about a new covenant, why does history not clearly document any direct fulfillment of this covenant among the entire house of Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/keep_the_sabbath_or_not.htm">Should we keep the Sabbath? (Exodus 20:8 vs. Colossians 2:16)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_in_temples_(1_kings_8_13_acts_7_48).htm">Does God dwell in temples? (1 Kings 8:13 vs. Acts 7:48)</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>(8) <span class= "bld">Into the house of feasting.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">the house of drinking, i.e., </span>in this case, as interpreted by the next verse, of festive and mirthful gathering. This prohibition follows <span class= "ital">a fortiori </span>from the other. If it was unmeet for the prophet to enter into the house of mourning, much more was he to hold himself aloof from mirth. He was to stand apart, in the awful consciousness of his solitary mission. The words of <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-2.htm" title="It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.">Ecclesiastes 7:2</a> come to our thoughts as teaching that it was better even so.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/16-8.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">You must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">enter</span><br /><span class="heb">תָב֖וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a house</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֵית־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇêṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where there is feasting</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(miš·teh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4960.htm">Strong's 4960: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sit down</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשֶׁ֣בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with them</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to eat</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶאֱכֹ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(le·’ĕ·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and drink.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·liš·tō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Jeremiah 16:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Jeremiah 16:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Jeremiah 16:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Jeremiah 16:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Jeremiah 16:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Jeremiah 16:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Jeremiah 16:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Jeremiah 16:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Jeremiah 16:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Jeremiah 16:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/16-8.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 16:8 You shall not go into the house (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/16-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 16:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 16:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/16-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 16:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 16:9" /></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>