Jeremiah 16 · Verse 6

Jeremiah 16:6

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:
Jeremiah 16:6, King James Version

Jeremiah 16:6 in other translations

BSB“Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.
WEBBoth 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.
ASVBoth great and 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;
YLTAnd died have great and small in this land, They are not buried, and none lament for them, Nor doth any cut himself, nor become bald for them.
DARBYBoth great and small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried; and none shall lament for them, or cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them.
BBEDeath will overtake great as well as small in the land: their bodies will not be put in a resting-place, and no one will be weeping for them or wounding themselves or cutting off their hair for them:
WebsterBoth 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:

What does Jeremiah 16:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. cut themselves--indicating extravagant grief (Jr 41:5; 47:5), prohibited by the law (Le 19:28). bald--(Jr 7:29; Is 22:12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Nor cut themselves - A custom of the heathen forbidden to the Jews, Lev 19:28; Deu 14:1, and which appears now to have prevailed among them; because, having become idolaters, they conformed to all the customs of the heathen. They tore their hair, rent their garments, cut their hands, arms, and faces. These were not only signs of sorrow but were even supposed to give ease to the dead, and appease the angry deities. The Hindoos, on the death of a relation, express their grief by loud lamentations, and not unfrequently bruise themselves in an agony of grief with whatever they can lay hold on.

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…

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Jeremiah 16:6 in the original Hebrew

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וּמֵ֨תוּu.Me.tuand they will dieH4191
גְדֹלִ֧יםge.do.Limgreat [people]H1419
וּקְטַנִּ֛יםu.ke.ta.Nimand insignificant [people]H6996
בָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzin the landH776
הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruthey will be buriedH6912
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.Dupeople will mournH5594
לָהֶ֔םla.Hemfor <the> them
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
יִתְגֹּדַ֔דyit.go.Dadanyone will cut himselfH1413
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יִקָּרֵ֖חַyi.ka.Re.achanyone will make himself baldH7139
לָהֶֽם\׃la.Hemfor <the> them

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 16:6

  • Deuteronomy 14:1

    Ye are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

  • Jeremiah 47:5

    Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?

  • Jeremiah 41:5

    That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the Lord.

  • Leviticus 19:28

    Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 48:37

    For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

  • Isaiah 22:12

    And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

  • Revelation 6:15

    And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

  • Jeremiah 22:18-19

    Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory! He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

  • Jeremiah 13:13

    Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

  • Jeremiah 7:29

    Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the Lord hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.

  • Isaiah 24:2

    And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

  • Ezekiel 9:5-6

    And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the great.
13:13; Isa 9:14-17; 24:2; Eze 9:5,6; Am 6:11; Re 6:15; 20:12
they.
4; 22:18,19
nor cut.
7:29; 41:5; 47:5; 48:37; Le 19:28; De 14:1; Isa 22:12

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Context

  • Jeremiah 16:5

    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.

  • Jeremiah 16:6

    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:

  • Jeremiah 16:7

    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.

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Jeremiah 16:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y morirán en esta tierra grandes y chicos: no se enterrarán, ni los plañirán, ni se arañarán, ni se mesarán por ellos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et grands et petits mourront dans ce pays; ils ne seront pas enterrés, et on ne les pleurera point, et on ne se fera pas d’incision, ni ne se rendra chauve à cause d’eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Große und Kleine werden in diesem Lande sterben, ohne begraben zu werden; und man wird nicht um sie trauern, und sich nicht ritzen und sich nicht kahl scheren ihretwegen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et morientur grandes et parvi in terra ista: non sepelientur, neque plangentur, et non se incident, neque calvitium fiet pro eis.