Jeremiah 16:8
in Jeremiah 16You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.
KJV
Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.
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This verse in Jeremiah 16
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThou shalt not also go into the house of feasting - Funeral banquets were made to commemorate the dead, and comfort the surviving relatives; and the cup of consolation, strong mingled wine, was given to those who were deepest in distress, to divert their minds and to soothe their sorrows. These kinds of ceremonies were common among almost all the nations of the world on funeral occasions. The Canaanites, the Jews, the Persians, Arabians, New Zealanders, Huns, etc., etc.
This site's exposition
a house where there is a funeral meal
on Jeremiah 16:5-9
Jeremiah may not enter “a house where there is a funeral meal”, because the LORD has removed “My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion”. The dead will be past counting. Verse 9 names the sounds of a wedding, “the voices of the bride and bridegroom”, to announce their silence.
This site's exposition
You must not enter a house
Adam Clarke takes this house as a funeral banquet held to comfort the family of the dead. Matthew Henry reads it as a feast of mirth, set aside while God called the people to weeping and fasting. The prophet was to live out the warning he gave.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 5 onwards) For thus says the Lord: Do not enter the house of the feast, nor go to mourn, nor console them, for I have taken away my peace from this people, says the Lord, mercy and compassion. And the great and the small shall die in this land, they shall not be buried, nor mourned, nor shall they make a cut in themselves, nor shall there be baldness for them.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
God called aloud to weeping, and mourning, and fasting; he was coming forth against them in his judgments; and it was time for them to humble themselves; and it well became the prophet who gave them the warning to give them an example of taking the warning, and complying with it, and so to make it appear that he did himself believe it.
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The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבֵית־ | uveit- | and a house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה | mishteh | a feast | H4960 → | |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תָב֖וֹא | tavo' | you must go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| לָשֶׁ֣בֶת | lashevet | to sit | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| אוֹתָ֑ם | ʾotam | with them | H854 → | 929 times |
| לֶאֱכֹ֖ל | leekhol | to eat | H398 → | 810 times |
| וְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ ס | velishtot | and to drink | H8354 → | 217 times |
וּבֵית־and a house of
uveit-H1004 →2046 times
מִשְׁתֶּ֥הa feast
mishtehH4960 →
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
תָב֖וֹאyou must go
tavo'H935 →2568 times
לָשֶׁ֣בֶתto sit
lashevetH3427 →1079 times
אוֹתָ֑םwith them
ʾotamH854 →929 times
לֶאֱכֹ֖לto eat
leekholH398 →810 times
וְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ סand to drink
velishtotH8354 →217 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Corinthians 5:11But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler.…
it leads to
- Romans 16:17
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received…
- 2 Thessalonians 3:14
Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
- Matthew 18:17
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
- 1 Corinthians 5:13
God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
- Romans 16:17
Through
Jeremiah 15:17I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.
it leads to
- Lamentations 3:28
Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.
- Psalms 1:1
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- Ezekiel 3:24–25
Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet. He spoke with me and said, “Go, shut yourself inside your house.
- Lamentations 3:28
About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.