King James Version
Jeremiah 16:2 in the King James Version says “Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.”
Jeremiah 16:2 · 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;
They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“neither shalt thou have sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“or daughters”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
“in this place”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
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