Jeremiah 16:7-9

New International Reader's Version

⁷ No one will offer food or drink to comfort those who mourn for the dead. No one will do this even if someone’s father or mother has died.

⁸ “Do not enter a house where a feast is being held. Do not sit down there to eat and drink. ⁹ I am the Lord who rules over all. I am the God of Israel. I am telling you, ‘In your days I will judge your people. You will see it with your own eyes. I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness here in Jerusalem. The voices of brides and grooms will not be heard anymore.’