16 2 The Lord forbidding Jeremiah to marry, showeth him what should be the afflictions upon Judah. 13 The captivity of Babylon. 15 Their deliverance. 19 The calling of the Gentiles.

The word of the Lord came also unto me, saying,

Thou shalt not take [a]thee a wife, nor have sons nor daughters in this place.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 16:2 Meaning, that the affliction should be so horrible in Jerusalem, that wife and children should but increase his sorrow.

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