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Jeremiah 16 (WEBP)

[1] Then Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
[2] “You shall not take a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.”
[3] For Yahweh says concerning the sons and concerning the daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them, and concerning their fathers who became their father in this land:
[4] “They will die grievous deaths. They will not be lamented, neither will they be buried. They will be as dung on the surface of the ground. They will be consumed by the sword and by famine. Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.”
[5] 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.
[6] Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried. Men won’t lament for them, cut themselves, or make themselves bald for them.
[7] 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.
[8] “You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.”
[9] For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.
[10] It will happen, when you tell this people all these words, and they ask you, ‘Why has Yahweh pronounced all this great evil against us?’ or ‘What is our iniquity?’ or ‘What is our sin that we have committed against Yahweh our God?’
[11] then you shall tell them, ‘Because your fathers have forsaken me,’ says Yahweh, ‘and have walked after other gods, have served them, have worshiped them, have forsaken me, and have not kept my law.
[12] You have done evil more than your fathers, for behold, you each walk after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that you don’t listen to me.
[13] Therefore I will cast you out of this land into the land that you have not known, neither you nor your fathers. There you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.’
[14] “Therefore behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that it will no more be said, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;’
[15] but, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the countries where he had driven them.’ I will bring them again into their land that I gave to their fathers.
[16] “Behold, I will send for many fishermen,” says Yahweh, “and they will fish them up. Afterward I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain, from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.
[17] For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from my face. Their iniquity isn’t concealed from my eyes.
[18] First I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and have filled my inheritance with their abominations.”
[19] Yahweh, my strength, my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and will say, “Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, vanity and things in which there is no profit.
[20] Should a man make to himself gods which yet are no gods?”
[21] “Therefore behold, I will cause them to know, this once I will cause them to know my hand and my might. Then they will know that my name is Yahweh.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 16 (KJVS)

[1] The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying (),
[2] Thou shalt not take () thee a wife , neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place .
[3] For thus saith () the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born () in this place , and concerning their mothers that bare () them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land ;
[4] They shall die () of grievous deaths ; they shall not be lamented (); neither shall they be buried (); [but] they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth : and they shall be consumed () by the sword , and by famine ; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven , and for the beasts of the earth .
[5] For thus saith () the LORD , Enter () not into the house of mourning , neither go () to lament () nor bemoan () them: for I have taken away () my peace from this people , saith () the LORD , [even] lovingkindness and mercies .
[6] Both the great and the small shall die () in this land : they shall not be buried (), neither shall [men] lament () for them, nor cut () themselves, nor make themselves bald () for them:
[7] Neither shall [men] tear () [themselves] for them in mourning , to comfort () them for the dead (); neither shall [men] give them the cup of consolation to drink () for their father or for their mother .
[8] Thou shalt not also go () into the house of feasting , to sit () with them to eat () and to drink ().
[9] For thus saith () the LORD of hosts , the God of Israel ; Behold, I will cause to cease () out of this place in your eyes , and in your days , the voice of mirth , and the voice of gladness , the voice of the bridegroom , and the voice of the bride .
[10] And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew () this people all these words , and they shall say () unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced () all this great evil against us? or what [is] our iniquity ? or what [is] our sin that we have committed () against the LORD our God ?
[11] Then shalt thou say () unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken () me, saith () the LORD , and have walked () after other gods , and have served () them, and have worshipped () them, and have forsaken () me, and have not kept () my law ;
[12] And ye have done () worse () than your fathers ; for, behold , ye walk () every one after the imagination of his evil heart , that they may not hearken () unto me:
[13] Therefore will I cast () you out of this land into a land that ye know () not, [neither] ye nor your fathers ; and there shall ye serve () other gods day and night ; where I will not shew () you favour .
[14] Therefore, behold, the days come (), saith () the LORD , that it shall no more be said (), The LORD liveth , that brought up () the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt ;
[15] But, The LORD liveth , that brought up () the children of Israel from the land of the north , and from all the lands whither he had driven () them: and I will bring them again () into their land that I gave () unto their fathers .
[16] Behold, I will send () for many fishers () , saith () the LORD , and they shall fish () them; and after will I send () for many hunters , and they shall hunt () them from every mountain , and from every hill , and out of the holes of the rocks .
[17] For mine eyes [are] upon all their ways : they are not hid () from my face , neither is their iniquity hid () from mine eyes .
[18] And first I will recompense () their iniquity and their sin double ; because they have defiled () my land , they have filled () mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things .
[19] O LORD , my strength , and my fortress , and my refuge in the day of affliction , the Gentiles shall come () unto thee from the ends of the earth , and shall say (), Surely our fathers have inherited () lies , vanity , and [things] wherein [there is] no profit ().
[20] Shall a man make () gods unto himself, and they [are] no gods ?
[21] Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know (), I will cause them to know () mine hand and my might ; and they shall know () that my name [is] The LORD .

Young’s Literal Translation

Jeremiah 16 (YLT)

[1] And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
[2] Thou dost not take to thee a wife, Nor hast thou sons and daughters in this place.
[3] For thus said Jehovah, Of the sons and of the daughters who are born in this place, And of their mothers-those bearing them, And of their fathers-those begetting them in this land:
[4] Of painful deaths they die, They are not lamented, nor are they buried, For dung on the face of the ground they are, And by sword and by famine are consumed, And their carcase hath been for food To the fowl of the heavens, And to the beast of the earth.
[5] 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.
[6] And died have great and small in this land, They are not buried, and none lament for them, Nor doth any cut himself, nor become bald for them.
[7] 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.
[8] A house of banqueting thou dost not enter, To sit with them, to eat and to drink,
[9] For thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am causing to cease from this place, Before your eyes, and in your days, The voice of joy, and the voice of rejoicing, The voice of bridegroom and voice of bride.
[10] And it hath come to pass when thou declarest to this people all these words, and they have said unto thee, ‘For what hath Jehovah spoken against us all this great evil? yea, what is our iniquity, and what our sin, that we have sinned against Jehovah our God?’
[11] Then thou hast said unto them: Because that your fathers have forsaken Me, An affirmation of Jehovah, And go after other gods, and serve them, And they bow themselves to them, And Me have forsaken, and My law not kept,
[12] Ye also have done evil above your fathers, And lo, ye are walking each after the stubbornness of his evil heart, So as not to hearken unto Me.
[13] And I have cast you from off this land, On to a land that ye have not known, Ye and your fathers, And ye have served there other gods by day and by night, Where I do not give to you grace.
[14] Therefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And it is not said any more: ‘Jehovah liveth, who brought up The sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’
[15] But, ‘Jehovah liveth, who brought up The sons of Israel out of the land of the north, And out of all the lands whither He drove them,’ And I have brought them back to their land, That I gave to their fathers.
[16] Lo, I am sending for many fishers, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they have fished them, And after this I send for many hunters, And they have hunted them from off every mountain, And from off every hill, and from holes of the rocks.
[17] For Mine eyes are upon all their ways, They have not been hidden from My face, Nor hath their iniquity been concealed from before Mine eyes.
[18] And I have recompensed a first- A second time-their iniquity and their sin, Because of their polluting My land, With the carcase of their detestable things, Yea, their abominable things have filled Mine inheritance.
[19] O Jehovah, my strength, and my fortress, And my refuge in a day of adversity, Unto Thee nations do come from the ends of earth, And say, Only falsehood did our fathers inherit, Vanity, and none among them is profitable.
[20] Doth man make for himself gods, And they-no gods?
[21] Therefore, lo, I am causing them to know at this time, I cause them to know My hand and My might, And they have known that My name is Jehovah!