Jeremiah 16 · Verse 1

Jeremiah 16:1

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

Jeremiah 16:1, King James Version

Jeremiah 16:1 in other translations

BSB	Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
WEB	Then the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
ASV	The word of Jehovah came also unto me, saying,
YLT	And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
DARBY	And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
BBE	Then again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Webster	The word of the LORD came also to me, saying,

What does Jeremiah 16:1 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

On account of the evils which threatened his country, the prophet is forbidden to encumber himself with a wife and family, or to bear any share in the little joys and sorrows of his neighbors, which were to be forgotten and absorbed in those public calamities, Jer 16:1-9, which their sins should draw on them, Jer 16:10-13. A future restoration however is intimated, Jer 16:14, Jer 16:15, after these calamities should be endured, Jer 16:16-18; and the conversion of the Gentiles is foretold, Jer 16:19-21. Verse 1 The word of the Lord came also unto me - This discourse Dahler supposes to have been delivered some time in the reign of Jehoiakim.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 16:1-9

Prohibitions given to the prophet. (Jr 16:1-9) The justice of God in these judgments. (Jr 16:10-13) Future restoration of the Jews, and the conversion of the Gentiles. (Jr 16:14-21) Verses 1-9 The prophet must conduct himself as one who expected to see his country ruined very shortly. In the prospect of sad times, he is to abstain from marriage, mourning for the dead, and pleasure. Those who would convince others of the truths of God, must make it appear by their self-denial, that they believe it themselves. Peace, inward and outward, family and public, is wholly the work of God, and from his loving-kindness and mercy. When He takes his peace from any people, distress must follow. There may be times when it is proper to avoid things otherwise our duty; and we should always sit loose to the pleasures and concerns of this life.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Jeremiah 16:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it cameH1961

דְבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697

יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068

אֵלַ֥י'e.Laito meH413

לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 16:1

Jeremiah 1:4
Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Jeremiah 1:2
To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Jeremiah 2:1
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 The prophet, under the types of abstaining from marriage, from houses of mourning and feasting, foreshews the utter ruin of the Jews;
10 because they were worse than their fathers.
14 Their return from captivity shall be stranger than their deliverance out of Egypt.
16 God will doubly recompense their idolatry.

The word.
1:2,4; 2:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Jeremiah 16:1
The word of the Lord came also unto me, saying,
Jeremiah 16:2
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.

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Jeremiah 16:1 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y FUÉ á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	*Et la parole de l’ Éternel vint à moi, disant:
German Elberfelder 1871	Und das Wort Jehovas geschah zu mir also:
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens: