Jeremiah 16:7
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.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
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.
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.
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 Refrain from crying, make no mourning for the dead, bind the turban of your head upon you, and put on your shoes upon your feet, and do not cover your lips, and do not eat the bread of men.
- Hos 9:4 : 4 They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him; their sacrifices shall be to them as the bread of mourners; all who eat thereof shall be polluted, for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.
- Deut 26:14 : 14 I have not eaten of it in my mourning, neither have I taken away any of it for any unclean use, nor given any of it for the dead: but I have listened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that you have commanded me.
- Job 42:11 : 11 Then all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been his acquaintances before came to him and ate food with him in his house, and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. Each one gave him a piece of money and a gold earring.
- Prov 31:6-7 : 6 Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those of heavy hearts. 7 Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
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2 You shall not take a wife for yourself, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
3 For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them, and concerning their fathers who begot them in this land:
4 They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be mourned, nor shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, and their carcasses shall be food for the birds of heaven and the beasts of the earth.
5 For thus says the LORD, Do not enter the house of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan them, for I have taken away my peace from this people, says the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.
6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, nor shall anyone mourn for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them.
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8 You shall not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.
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16 Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down.
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