Jeremiah 16:5
Indeed, this is what the Lord says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the Lord.
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.
Note mourning: or, mourning feast
For the Lord says, “Don’t enter into the house of mourning. Don’t go to lament. Don’t bemoan them, for I have taken away my peace from this people,” says the Lord, “even loving kindness and tender mercies.
For thus saith Jehovah, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament, neither bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith Jehovah, even lovingkindness and tender mercies.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Enter
- Jeremiah 16:6, 7; Ezekiel 24:16–23
- mourning
- or, mourning feast. I have.
- Jeremiah 15:1–4; Deuteronomy 31:17; 2 Chronicles 15:5, 6; Isaiah 27:11; Zechariah 8:10; Revelation 6:4