Jeremiah 16:3-5
New English Translation
3 For I, the Lord, tell you what will happen to[a] the children who are born here in this land and to the men and women who are their mothers and fathers.[b] 4 They will die of deadly diseases. No one will mourn for them. They will not be buried. Their dead bodies will lie like manure spread on the ground. They will be killed in war or die of starvation. Their corpses will be food for the birds and wild animals.
5 “Moreover I, the Lord, tell you:[c] ‘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,[d] my love, and my compassion. I, the Lord, so affirm it![e]
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- Jeremiah 16:3 tn Heb “For thus says the Lord concerning…”
- Jeremiah 16:3 tn Heb “Thus says the Lord concerning the sons and daughters who are born in the place and concerning their mothers who give them birth and their fathers who fathered them in this land.”
- Jeremiah 16:5 tn Heb “For thus says the Lord…”
- Jeremiah 16:5 tn Heb “my peace.” The Hebrew word שְׁלוֹמִי (shelomi) can be translated “peace, prosperity” or “well-being” (referring to wholeness or health of body and soul).
- Jeremiah 16:5 tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”
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