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I have taken away my unfailing love and my mercy. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> “For thus says the LORD: Do not enter the house of mourning, or go to lament or grieve for them, for I have taken away my peace from this people, my steadfast love and mercy, declares the LORD. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/16.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/16.htm">New King James Version</a> For thus says the LORD: “Do not enter the house of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away My peace from this people,” says the LORD, “lovingkindness and mercies. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house of mourning, or go to mourn or to console them; for I have withdrawn My peace from this people,” declares the LORD, “and My favor and compassion. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> For thus says the LORD, &#8220Do not enter a house of mourning, or go to lament or to console them; for I have withdrawn My peace from this people,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220My lovingkindness and compassion. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For thus says the LORD, “Do not enter a house of mourning, or go to lament or to console them; for I have withdrawn My peace from this people,” declares the LORD, “My lovingkindness and compassion. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For thus says Yahweh, “Do not enter the house of the funeral meal, or go to lament or to console them; for I have withdrawn My peace from this people,” declares Yahweh, “My lovingkindness and compassion. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For thus says the LORD, “Do not enter a house of mourning, nor go to lament (express grief) or bemoan [the dead], for I have taken My peace away from this people,” says the LORD, “even My lovingkindness and compassion. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “For this is what the LORD says: Don’t enter a house where a mourning feast is taking place. Don’t go to lament or sympathize with them, for I have removed my peace from these people as well as my faithful love and compassion.” This is the LORD’s declaration. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220For this is what the LORD says: Don&#8217t enter a house where a mourning feast is taking place. Don&#8217t go to lament or sympathize with them, for I have removed My peace from these people"—this is the LORD&#8217s declaration—"as well as My faithful love and compassion. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When someone dies, don't visit the family or show any sorrow. I will no longer love or bless or have any pity on the people of Judah. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> For thus saith the LORD, 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 the LORD, even lovingkindness and tender mercies. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "This is what the LORD says: Don't go into a house where people are grieving. Don't go to mourn or to grieve for them. I'm taking my peace, love, and compassion away from these people," declares the LORD. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> "You must not enter a house where there is mourning. Do not grieve for anyone. I will no longer bless my people with peace or show them love and mercy. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> For this is what the LORD says: "Don't go to a house where there is mourning, don't go to lament, nor to express sorrow to them. For I've taken my peace away from this people," declares the LORD, "as well as gracious love and compassion. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Indeed, this is what the LORD says: ?Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,? declares the LORD. <a href="/net/jeremiah/16.htm">NET Bible</a> "Moreover I, the LORD, tell you: 'Do not go into a house where they are having a funeral meal. Do not go there to mourn and express your sorrow for them. For I have stopped showing them my good favor, my love, and my compassion. I, the LORD, so affirm it! <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For thus says the LORD, 'Do not enter into the house of mourning, neither go to lament, neither bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, says the LORD, even loving kindness and tender mercies. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 loving-kindness and mercies. <a href="/web/jeremiah/16.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For thus said YHWH: “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,” "" A declaration of YHWH, "" “The kindness and the mercies. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For thus said Jehovah, Thou shalt not go in to the house of wailing, and thou shalt not go to lament and thou shalt not deplore for them, for I took away my peace from this people, says Jehovah; kindness and mercies.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For thus saith the Lord: Enter not into the house of feasting, neither go thou to mourn, nor to comfort them: because I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the Lord, my mercy and commiserations. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For thus says the Lord: “You shall not enter the house of feasting, and you shall not go to mourn or to console them. For I have taken away from this people, says the Lord, my peace, my mercy, and my pity. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/16.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: Do not go into a house of mourning; do not go there to lament or grieve for them. For I have withdrawn my peace from this people—oracle of the LORD—my love and my compassion. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For thus says the LORD: Do not enter the house of mourning, or go to lament, or bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, says the LORD, my steadfast love and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For thus says the LORD, Do not enter into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from the people, says the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because, thus says LORD JEHOVAH: “You shall not go to the house of mourning, and you shall not go to mourn and you shall not tremble for them, because I have removed my peace from this people, says LORD JEHOVAH, and grace and affections<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For thus saith the LORD: 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 the LORD, even mercy and compassion. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thus saith the Lord, Enter not into their mourning feast, and go not to lament, and mourn not for them: for I have removed my peace from this people. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=4761" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Disaster Predicted</a> …4“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.” 5<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: ḵōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">“Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tā·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: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">a house</a> <a href="/hebrew/4798.htm" title="4798: mar·zê·aḥ (N-ms) -- A cry. Formed like mirzach; a cry, i.e. a lamentation.">where there is a funeral meal.</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: tê·lêḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">go</a> <a href="/hebrew/5594.htm" title="5594: lis·pō·wḏ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts; generally to lament; by implication, to wail.">to mourn</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5110.htm" title="5110: tā·nōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- A primitive root; to nod, i.e. Waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also, to console, deplore, or taunt.">or show sympathy,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ’ā·sap̄·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">I have removed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’êṯ (Prep-m:: DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām- (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: šə·lō·w·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">My peace,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ha·ḥe·seḏ (Art:: N-ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">My loving devotion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/7356.htm" title="7356: hā·ra·ḥă·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Compassion. From racham; compassion; by extension, the womb; by implication, a maiden.">My compassion,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> 6“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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/48-22.htm">Isaiah 48:22</a> “There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.” <a href="/isaiah/57-21.htm">Isaiah 57:21</a> “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16-17</a> “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.” <a href="/hosea/9-4.htm">Hosea 9:4</a> 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. <a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Amos 5:16-17</a> Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail. / There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD. <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Lamentations 2:5-6</a> The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah. / He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest. <a href="/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22-27</a> I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it. / Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence. / So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned. ... <a href="/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20</a> ‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-28.htm">2 Chronicles 34:28</a> ‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its people.’” So they brought her answer back to the king. <a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a> When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. <a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12-14</a> 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!” / The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing: “Until your dying day, this sin of yours will never be atoned for,” says the Lord GOD of Hosts. <a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Ezekiel 24:21-23</a> Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’ / Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners. / Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves. <a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a> Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. <a href="/luke/6-25.htm">Luke 6:25</a> Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. <a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For thus said 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, said the LORD, even loving kindness and mercies.Enter.<a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Jeremiah 16:6,7</a> 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: … <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16-23</a> Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down… mourning.<a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1-4</a> Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth… <a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17</a> Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?<a href="/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5,6</a> And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/15-5.htm">Bemoan</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-2.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm">Console</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-20.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/luke/16-22.htm">Funeral</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Loving-Kindness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-5.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-5.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-14.htm">Songs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Sympathy</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-14.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm">Withdrawn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm">Bemoan</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-23.htm">Console</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-11.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-5.htm">Funeral</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/daniel/9-4.htm">Loving-Kindness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-26.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-13.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-17.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-10.htm">Show</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm">Songs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/john/11-19.htm">Sympathy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-21.htm">Withdrawn</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 16</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/16-1.htm">The prophet, under the types of abstaining from marriage, </a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/16-8.htm">from houses of mourning and feasting, foreshows the utter ruin of the Jews;</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/16-10.htm">because they were worse than their fathers.</a> 14. <a href="/jeremiah/16-14.htm">Their return from captivity shall be stranger than their deliverance out of Egypt.</a> 16. <a href="/jeremiah/16-16.htm">God will doubly recompense their idolatry.</a> </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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The prophet Jeremiah often begins his declarations with such phrases to assert that the words are not his own but are directly from God. This underscores the seriousness and authenticity of the prophecy. In the context of the Old Testament, prophets were seen as mouthpieces of God, and their messages were to be heeded as divine instruction.Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal: In ancient Israel, funeral meals were part of mourning rituals, where family and friends gathered to express grief and offer support. By instructing Jeremiah not to enter such a house, God is symbolically showing the withdrawal of His presence and blessing from the people. This command highlights the severity of the judgment coming upon Judah, as communal mourning was a significant cultural practice. The absence of participation in these rituals signifies a break in social and religious norms, indicating divine displeasure.Do not go to mourn or show sympathy: Mourning and showing sympathy were essential aspects of community life, reflecting compassion and solidarity. God's command to refrain from these acts indicates a profound judgment, suggesting that the people's sins have reached a point where even expressions of human compassion are inappropriate. This reflects the seriousness of their spiritual state and the impending judgment. It also serves as a stark warning to the people about the consequences of their disobedience.for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion: The removal of peace, loving devotion, and compassion signifies a complete withdrawal of God's favor and protection. "Peace" (shalom) in Hebrew encompasses well-being, prosperity, and harmony. "Loving devotion" (chesed) refers to God's steadfast love and covenant faithfulness. "Compassion" (rachamim) indicates mercy and tender care. The absence of these attributes means that the people are left vulnerable to the consequences of their actions, highlighting the gravity of their rebellion against God. This withdrawal is a fulfillment of the covenant curses outlined in Deuteronomy for disobedience, and it foreshadows the coming exile and suffering. Theologically, it points to the necessity of repentance and the hope of restoration through God's future promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who communicates His will and judgment through the prophet Jeremiah. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a> The recipients of God's message through Jeremiah, who are facing impending judgment due to their persistent disobedience and idolatry. 4. <a href="/topical/f/funeral_meal.htm">Funeral Meal</a> A cultural practice in ancient Israel where people gathered to mourn and show sympathy for the deceased and their family. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> The event of God's impending punishment on Judah for their sins, as indicated by the withdrawal of His peace, loving devotion, and compassion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_judgment.htm">Understanding God's Judgment</a> God's withdrawal of peace, loving devotion, and compassion is a direct response to persistent sin and rebellion. It serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of disobedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a> Jeremiah's instruction not to mourn symbolizes the depth of God's judgment. Prophets often acted out messages to convey God's word powerfully. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Sin leads to a separation from God's peace and compassion. This passage challenges us to examine areas of disobedience in our lives and seek repentance. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a> God's actions, though severe, are just and sovereign. Understanding His character helps us trust His judgments and seek His mercy. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a> While this passage focuses on judgment, the broader account of Scripture assures us of God's desire for restoration and reconciliation with His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 16</a> <a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_the_book_of_joel.htm">Is the love of the Father absent in him?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_wars_contradict_a_peaceful_god.htm">Why do religious wars contradict a God of peace?</a> <a href="/q/does_psalm_108_conflict_with_peace_teachings.htm">Does the psalm's portrayal of God's promise to conquer nations conflict with other Bible passages teaching peace and love (Psalm 108:9-10)?</a> <a href="/q/do_jer_42's_promises_conflict_with_jer_43.htm">Do the promises in Jer 42 about the safety of the remnant conflict with the calamities in Jer 43?</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>(5) The house of mourning.--Better, mourning-feast. The word is found only here and in <a href="/amos/6-7.htm" title="Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.">Amos 6:7</a>, where it is translated "banquet." So the Vulg. gives here domus convivii, and the LXX. the Greek word for a "drinking party." The word literally means a "shout," and is so far applicable to either joy or sorrow. The context seems decisive in favour of the latter meaning, but the idea of the "feast" or "social gathering" should be, at least, recognised. Not to go into the house of mirth would be a light matter as compared with abstaining even from visits of sympathy and condolence. In <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-4.htm" title="The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.">Ecclesiastes 7:4</a> the Hebrew gives a different word.My peace.--The word is used in its highest power, as including all other blessings. It is Jehovah's peace: that which He once had given, but which He now withholds (comp. <a href="/john/14-27.htm" title="Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.">John 14:27</a>). Men were to accept that withdrawal in silent awe, not with the conventional routine of customary sorrow.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - Compare this prohibition with that given to Ezekiel (<a href="/ezekiel/24-15.htm">Ezekiel 24:15-27</a>), The house of mourning; literally, cf. screaming (an uncommon word, only occurring again - of banqueters - in <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Amos 6:7</a>). It is, no doubt, the wail of mourning relatives which is meant. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Indeed, כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction this is what כֹ֣ה ׀ (ḵōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not enter תָּבוֹא֙ (tā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go a house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house [where there is] a funeral meal. מַרְזֵ֔חַ (mar·zê·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4798.htm">Strong's 4798: </a> A cry, a lamentation Do not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not go תֵּלֵ֣ךְ (tê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to mourn לִסְפּ֔וֹד (lis·pō·wḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5594.htm">Strong's 5594: </a> To tear the hair and beat the breasts, to lament, to wail or show sympathy, תָּנֹ֖ד (tā·nōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5110.htm">Strong's 5110: </a> To nod, waver, to wander, flee, disappear, to console, deplore, taunt for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I have removed אָסַ֨פְתִּי (’ā·sap̄·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove My peace שְׁלוֹמִ֜י (šə·lō·w·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace from this הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that people, הָעָ֤ם־ (hā·‘ām-) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel My loving devotion הַחֶ֖סֶד (ha·ḥe·seḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case compassion. הָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃ (hā·ra·ḥă·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7356.htm">Strong's 7356: </a> Compassion, the womb, a maiden <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 16:5 For thus says Yahweh Don't enter into (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/16-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 16:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 16:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 16:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 16:6" /></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>