Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 16:5 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Jeremiah 16:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 16 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies. mourning: or, mourning feast”
Jeremiah 16:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 16:5
Further prohibitions: 'For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.' Jeremiah is forbidden to participate in mourning rituals. The reason: God has withdrawn 'peace,' 'lovingkindness,' and 'mercies.' These three terms (shalom, chesed, rachamim) represent covenant blessings now forfeited. When God removes these, normal social consolations become meaningless. Jeremiah's absence from mourning rituals symbolized God's absence—no divine comfort rem...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 16:5
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“behold”
“they will be broken off. The women will come and set them on fire”
“and I will forsake them”
“Though Moses and Samuel stood before me”
“a red horse. To him who sat on it was given power to take peace from the earth”
“neither shall men lament for them”
“nor to him who came in; but great vexations were on all the inhabitants of the lands.”
“nor any wages for an animal; neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in”