Jeremiah 16:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 16:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 16:7 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cu..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 16:7 — KJV
“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. tear...: or, break bread for them”
— Jeremiah 16:7 (KJV)
Jeremiah 16:7 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 16:7
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:7: neither, men, drink
“Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:7: neither, dead, father
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:7: neither, men, give
“I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:7: neither, mourning, dead
“And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:7: neither, give, drink
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