Jeremiah 16:6 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 16:6

“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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Both 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;

KJV

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:

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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 record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He had little reason to lament those who died now just before the judgments entered which he saw at the door, but rather to think those happy who were seasonable taken away from the evil to come. This was to be a type of what was coming, when there should be such universal confusion that all neighbourly friendly offices should be neglected.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּמֵ֨תוּ	u.Me.tu	and they will die	H4191 →
גְדֹלִ֧ים	ge.do.Lim	great [people]	H1419 →
וּקְטַנִּ֛ים	u.ke.ta.Nim	and insignificant [people]	H6996 →
בָּאָ֥רֶץ	ba.'A.retz	in the land	H776 →
הַזֹּ֖את	ha.Zot	<the> this	H2063 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יִקָּבֵ֑רוּ	yi.ka.Ve.ru	they will be buried	H6912 →
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
יִסְפְּד֣וּ	yis.pe.Du	people will mourn	H5594 →
לָהֶ֔ם	la.Hem	for <the> them
וְלֹ֣א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יִתְגֹּדַ֔ד	yit.go.Dad	anyone will cut himself	H1413 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יִקָּרֵ֖חַ	yi.ka.Re.ach	anyone will make himself bald	H7139 →
לָהֶֽם׃	la.Hem	for <the> them

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Leviticus 19:28
You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 14:1
  You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Leviticus 21:5
  Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 48:37
  For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 18:28
  So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.
- Leviticus 21:1
  Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,
Through
Isaiah 22:12
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
leads to
- Micah 1:16
  Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle, for they will go from you into exile.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Deuteronomy 14:1
You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,
leads to
- Romans 9:8
  So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
- Galatians 3:26
  You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

About Jeremiah

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

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Jeremiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Jeremiah