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Jeremiah 16

Jeremiah is forbidden to marry, attend mourning feasts, or join celebrations, making his life itself a sign of coming catastrophe; yet after exile the LORD promises a greater regathering that will cause the exodus to be remembered in a new way.

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Verses 1–9Jeremiah is forbidden marriage, mourning feasts, and celebrations as signs of coming disaster Verses 10–13When asked why judgment comes, Jeremiah must point to persistent idolatry beyond their fathers Verses 14–21A future restoration will surpass the exodus, and the nations will learn the LORD’s power

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1The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,2Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou…3For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning…4They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be…5For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house…6Both the great and the small shall die in this…7Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to…8Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting,…9For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of…10And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew…11Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have…12And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold,…13Therefore will I cast you out of this land into…14Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it…15But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of…16Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD,…17For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are…18And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin…19O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge…20Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are…21Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know,…