Jeremiah 16:7
No one will break bread for the bereaved to comfort them for the dead. Nor will anyone offer them a cup of consolation for their father or mother.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Nor shall anyone break bread in mourning for them, to comfort them for the dead; nor shall anyone give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or their mother.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
neither shall men break{H6536} [bread] for them in mourning,{H60} to comfort{H5162} them for the dead;{H4191} neither shall men give them the cup{H3563} of consolation{H8575} to drink{H8248} for their father{H1} or for their mother.{H517}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Neither shall men tear{H6536}{(H8799)} themselves for them in mourning{H60}, to comfort{H5162}{(H8763)} them for the dead{H4191}{(H8801)}; neither shall men give them the cup{H3563} of consolation{H8575} to drink{H8248}{(H8686)} for their father{H1} or for their mother{H517}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
There shal not one viset another, to mourne with them for their deed, or to comforte them. One shall not offre another the cuppe off consolacion, to forget their heuynes for father and mother.
Geneva Bible (1560)
They shal not stretch out the hands for the in the mourning to comfort them for the dead, neither shal they giue them the cup of consolation to drinke for their father or for their mother.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
They shall not wryng their handes in mournyng wise on their dead one to comfort another: one shall not offer another the cup of consolation, to forget their heauinesse for their father and mother.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
neither shall men break [bread] 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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Nor do they deal out to them for mourning, To comfort him concerning the dead, Nor cause them to drink a cup of consolations For his father and for his mother.
American Standard Version (1901)
neither shall men break `bread' 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.
American Standard Version (1901)
neither shall men break [bread] 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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
No one will make a feast for them in sorrow, to give them comfort for the dead, or put to their lips the cup of comfort on account of their father or their mother.
World English Bible (2000)
neither shall men break [bread] 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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
No one will take any food to those who mourn for the dead to comfort them. No one will give them any wine to drink to console them for the loss of their father or mother.
Referenced Verses
- Ezek 24:17 : 17 Groan silently; make no mourning for the dead. Bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your mustache, and do not eat the bread of mourning.
- Hos 9:4 : 4 They will no longer pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him. Their sacrifices will be like the bread of mourners; all who eat it will become defiled. Their food will only satisfy their own appetite; it will not enter the house of the LORD.
- Deut 26:14 : 14 I have not eaten any of it while in mourning, I have not removed any of it while unclean, nor have I offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed the voice of the LORD my God and have done everything you commanded me.
- Job 42:11 : 11 All his brothers, sisters, and former acquaintances came to him and ate with him in his house. They showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the misfortune that the LORD had brought upon him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
- Prov 31:6-7 : 6 Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are bitter of heart. 7 Let them drink and forget their poverty and no longer remember their hardship.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Jer 16:2-65 verses82%
2 You are not to marry or have sons or daughters in this place.
3 For this is what the LORD says about the sons and daughters born in this place, as well as their mothers who bear them and their fathers who father them in this land:
4 They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will lie like dung on the ground. They will perish by the sword and famine, and their corpses will be food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth.
5 For this is what the LORD says: Do not enter a house of mourning. Do not go to lament or console them, for I have withdrawn My peace from this people, declares the LORD, as well as My lovingkindness and compassion.
6 Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned; no one will cut themselves or shave their heads for them in mourning.
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8 Do not enter a house where feasting is taking place to sit with them, to eat and drink.
- Ezek 24:16-172 verses76%
16 Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the delight of your eyes with a single blow. But you shall not mourn or weep, and your tears shall not flow.
17 Groan silently; make no mourning for the dead. Bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your mustache, and do not eat the bread of mourning.
- 76%
10 Do not weep for the dead; do not mourn for him. Weep bitterly for the one who goes away, for he will never return to see his native land.
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18 Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not mourn for him, saying, 'Alas, my brother!' or 'Alas, my sister!' They will not mourn for him, saying, 'Alas, my lord!' or 'Alas, his majesty!'
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15 His survivors will be buried in death, and his widows will not weep for them.
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4 They will no longer pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him. Their sacrifices will be like the bread of mourners; all who eat it will become defiled. Their food will only satisfy their own appetite; it will not enter the house of the LORD.
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16 Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.
- Isa 51:18-192 verses71%
18 There is no one to guide her among all the sons she has borne, and no one to take her by the hand among all the sons she has raised.
19 These double calamities have come upon you—destruction and devastation, famine and sword. Who will console you?
- Joel 1:8-92 verses71%
8 Mourn like a young woman dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.
9 Grain offerings and drink offerings are cut off from the house of the Lord. The priests, the ministers of the Lord, mourn.
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16 And the people to whom they are prophesying will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters. I will pour out their wickedness upon them.
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1 You are children of the LORD your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave a bald spot on your foreheads for the dead.
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9 They no longer drink wine with song; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
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14 And I will shatter them, one against another, fathers and sons together,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will show no pity, no compassion, and no mercy to prevent their destruction.’
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30 Those who weep, as if they did not weep; those who rejoice, as if they did not rejoice; those who buy, as if they did not possess.
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2 It is better to go to a house of mourning than to a house of feasting, because death is the destination of everyone, and the living should take it to heart.
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13 Then they sat with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him because they saw how very great his suffering was.
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12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines.
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25 While another dies in bitterness of soul, having never tasted prosperity.
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10 Joy and gladness are taken away from the fertile fields. In the vineyards, no songs are sung, no cheers are heard. No one treads out wine in the presses—the cheerful shouting has stopped.
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14 They do not cry out to me from their hearts but wail on their beds. They gather together for grain and new wine but turn away from me.
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6 You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
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35 All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "I will go down to Sheol mourning my son." And his father wept for him.
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14 The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them and wiped out all memory of them.
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24 Surely one does not stretch out a hand in ruin or cry for help in disaster.
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12 Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of every one. Woe to them when I turn away from them!
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11 He must not go near any dead body or make himself unclean, even for his father or his mother.
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7 The new wine dries up, the vine withers, and all the merry-hearted groan.
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20 You will not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land and slain your people. The offspring of evildoers will never be remembered.
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25 Priests must not come near a dead person and defile themselves, except for a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or an unmarried sister. For these, they may defile themselves.
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10 He will never come back to his house; his place will know him no more.
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12 They cry out to their mothers, 'Where is the bread and the wine?' as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, and as they breathe their last in their mothers’ arms.
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22 You shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat the bread of mourning.
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17 The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.
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6 Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are bitter of heart.
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7 But he will say in that day, ‘I will not be a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not appoint me as the ruler of the people.’
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64 Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows could not weep.
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4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
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16 As for you, do not pray for this people, do not raise a cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with me, for I will not listen to you.
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29 In those days, people will no longer say, 'The fathers ate sour grapes, and the children’s teeth were set on edge.'
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10 Then you are to break the jar in the presence of those who are with you.
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17 The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into silence.
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22 He feels pain only in his own flesh and mourns only for himself.