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World English Bible

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.

Jeremiah 16:5 Or, mourning feast
Jeremiah 16:7 Or, break bread for them, as
Jeremiah 16:12 Or, stubbornness
Jeremiah 16:21 Or, JEHOVAH

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 16 (BYZ)

[1] και συ μη λαβης γυναικα λεγει κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ
[2] και ου γεννηθησεται σοι υιος ουδε θυγατηρ εν τω τοπω τουτω
[3] οτι ταδε λεγει κυριος περι των υιων και περι των θυγατερων των γεννωμενων εν τω τοπω τουτω και περι των μητερων αυτων των τετοκυιων αυτους και περι των πατερων αυτων των γεγεννηκοτων αυτους εν τη γη ταυτη
[4] εν θανατω νοσερω αποθανουνται ου κοπησονται και ου ταφησονται εις παραδειγμα επι προσωπου της γης εσονται και τοις θηριοις της γης και τοις πετεινοις του ουρανου εν μαχαιρα πεσουνται και εν λιμω συντελεσθησονται
[5] ταδε λεγει κυριος μη εισελθης εις θιασον αυτων και μη πορευθης του κοψασθαι και μη πενθησης αυτους οτι αφεστακα την ειρηνην μου απο του λαου τουτου
[6] ου μη κοψωνται αυτους ουδε εντομιδας ου μη ποιησωσιν και ου ξυρησονται
[7] και ου μη κλασθη αρτος εν πενθει αυτων εις παρακλησιν επι τεθνηκοτι ου ποτιουσιν αυτον ποτηριον εις παρακλησιν επι πατρι και μητρι αυτου
[8] εις οικιαν ποτου ουκ εισελευση συγκαθισαι μετ αυτων του φαγειν και πιειν
[9] διοτι ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ ιδου εγω καταλυω εκ του τοπου τουτου ενωπιον των οφθαλμων υμων και εν ταις ημεραις υμων φωνην χαρας και φωνην ευφροσυνης φωνην νυμφιου και φωνην νυμφης
[10] και εσται οταν αναγγειλης τω λαω τουτω απαντα τα ρηματα ταυτα και ειπωσιν προς σε δια τι ελαλησεν κυριος εφ ημας παντα τα κακα ταυτα τις η αδικια ημων και τις η αμαρτια ημων ην ημαρτομεν εναντι κυριου του θεου ημων
[11] και ερεις αυτοις ανθ ων εγκατελιπον με οι πατερες υμων λεγει κυριος και ωχοντο οπισω θεων αλλοτριων και εδουλευσαν αυτοις και προσεκυνησαν αυτοις και εμε εγκατελιπον και τον νομον μου ουκ εφυλαξαντο
[12] και υμεις επονηρευσασθε υπερ τους πατερας υμων και ιδου υμεις πορευεσθε εκαστος οπισω των αρεστων της καρδιας υμων της πονηρας του μη υπακουειν μου
[13] και απορριψω υμας απο της γης ταυτης εις την γην ην ουκ ηδειτε υμεις και οι πατερες υμων και δουλευσετε εκει θεοις ετεροις οι ου δωσουσιν υμιν ελεος
[14] δια τουτο ιδου ημεραι ερχονται λεγει κυριος και ουκ ερουσιν ετι ζη κυριος ο αναγαγων τους υιους ισραηλ εκ γης αιγυπτου
[15] αλλα ζη κυριος ος ανηγαγεν τον οικον ισραηλ απο γης βορρα και απο πασων των χωρων ου εξωσθησαν εκει και αποκαταστησω αυτους εις την γην αυτων ην εδωκα τοις πατρασιν αυτων
[16] ιδου εγω αποστελλω τους αλεεις τους πολλους λεγει κυριος και αλιευσουσιν αυτους και μετα ταυτα αποστελω τους πολλους θηρευτας και θηρευσουσιν αυτους επανω παντος ορους και επανω παντος βουνου και εκ των τρυμαλιων των πετρων
[17] οτι οι οφθαλμοι μου επι πασας τας οδους αυτων και ουκ εκρυβη τα αδικηματα αυτων απεναντι των οφθαλμων μου
[18] και ανταποδωσω διπλας τας αδικιας αυτων και τας αμαρτιας αυτων εφ αις εβεβηλωσαν την γην μου εν τοις θνησιμαιοις των βδελυγματων αυτων και εν ταις ανομιαις αυτων εν αις επλημμελησαν την κληρονομιαν μου
[19] κυριε ισχυς μου και βοηθεια μου και καταφυγη μου εν ημερα κακων προς σε εθνη ηξουσιν απ εσχατου της γης και ερουσιν ως ψευδη εκτησαντο οι πατερες ημων ειδωλα και ουκ εστιν εν αυτοις ωφελημα
[20] ει ποιησει εαυτω ανθρωπος θεους και ουτοι ουκ εισιν θεοι
[21] δια τουτο ιδου εγω δηλωσω αυτοις εν τω καιρω τουτω την χειρα μου και γνωριω αυτοις την δυναμιν μου και γνωσονται οτι ονομα μοι κυριος

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.