King James Version
Jeremiah 16:1 in the King James Version says “The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,”
Jeremiah 16:1 · KJV
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“The word”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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