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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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
כֹ֣ה׀khohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'you enterH935 →
בֵּ֣יתbeita house ofH1004 →
מַרְזֵ֔חַmar.Ze.achmourningH4798 →
וְאַל־ve.'al-and may notH408 →
תֵּלֵ֣ךְte.Lekhyou goH1980 →
לִסְפּ֔וֹדlis.Podto lamentH5594 →
וְאַל־ve.'al-and may notH408 →
תָּנֹ֖דta.Nodyou show sympathyH5110 →
לָהֶ֑םla.Hemto <the> them
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אָסַ֨פְתִּי'a.Saf.tiI have withdrawnH622 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
שְׁלוֹמִ֜יshe.lo.Mipeace myH7965 →
מֵאֵ֨תme.'Etfrom withH854 →
הָעָ֤ם־ha.'Am-the peopleH5971 →
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַחֶ֖סֶדha.Che.sedthe covenant loyaltyH2617 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃Ha.ra.cha.Mim<the> compassion<s>H7356 →

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Ezekiel 24:16–23“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.Isaiah 27:11When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.Deuteronomy 31:17On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’Jeremiah 15:1–4Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.Jeremiah 16:6–7“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.Revelation 6:4Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.Hosea 2:4I will have no compassion on her children, because they are the children of adultery.Lamentations 3:17My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.Zechariah 8:10For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor.2 Chronicles 15:5–6In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.2 Kings 9:18So a horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.” And the watchman reported, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.”Jeremiah 15:5Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem? Who will mourn for you? Who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?Jeremiah 16:3For this is what the LORD says concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, and the mothers who bore them, and the fathers who fathered them in this land:Jeremiah 13:14I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”Ezekiel 24:16“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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