Jeremiah 16:8
Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.
Jeremiah 16:8 in other translations
| BSB | You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink. |
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| WEB | “You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.” |
| ASV | And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink. |
| YLT | A house of banqueting thou dost not enter, To sit with them, to eat and to drink, |
| DARBY | And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting, to sit with them, to eat and to drink. |
| BBE | And you are not to go into the house of feasting, or be seated with them to take food or drink. |
| Webster | Also thou shalt not go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink. |
What does Jeremiah 16:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
Jeremiah 16:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 16:8
- Ecclesiastes 7:2-4
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
- Jeremiah 15:17
I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
- Isaiah 22:12-14
And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. And it was revealed in mine ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts.
- Amos 6:4-6
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
- Luke 17:27-29
They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
- 1 Corinthians 5:11
But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
- Psalms 26:4
I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
- Matthew 24:38
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
- Ephesians 5:11
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
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Lu 17:27-29; 1Co 5:11; Eph 5:11
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Context
- 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.
- Jeremiah 16:8
Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.
- Jeremiah 16:9
For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
Jeremiah 16:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Asimismo no entres en casa de convite, para sentarte con ellos á comer ó á beber. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et tu n’entreras pas dans une maison de festin afin de t’asseoir avec eux pour manger et pour boire. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Auch in ein Haus des Gastmahls sollst du nicht gehen, bei ihnen zu sitzen, um zu essen und zu trinken. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et domum convivii non ingrediaris, ut sedeas cum eis, et comedas, et bibas. |