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New Living Translation

Jeremiah 16:8

"And do not go to their feasts and parties. Do not eat and drink with them at all.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Scofield Reference Index - Kingdom;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Burial;   Idolatry;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Burial;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Funeral;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Burial;   Mourning;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Lord's Supper. (I.);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Burial;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mourning;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Do not enter the house where feasting is taking place to sit with them to eat and drink.
Hebrew Names Version
You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.
King James Version
Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.
English Standard Version
You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink.
New American Standard Bible
"Moreover, you shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink."
New Century Version
"Do not go into a house where the people are having a feast to sit down to eat and drink,
Amplified Bible
"And you [Jeremiah] shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink."
World English Bible
You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou shalt not also goe into the house of feasting to sit with them to eate and to drinke.
Legacy Standard Bible
Moreover you shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink."
Berean Standard Bible
You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink.
Contemporary English Version
Don't even set foot in a house where there is eating and drinking and celebrating.
Complete Jewish Bible
And you are not to go into any house where there is celebrating to sit with them, eating and drinking.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting, to sit with them, to eat and to drink.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Jeremiah, don't go into a house where the people are having a party. Don't go into that house and sit down to eat and drink.
George Lamsa Translation
You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them to eat and to drink.
Good News Translation
"Do not enter a house where people are feasting. Do not sit down with them to eat and drink.
Lexham English Bible
And you shall not enter the house of the banquet, to sit with them, to eat and drink."
Literal Translation
Also you shall not go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and drink.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou shalt not go in to their feast house, to syt downe, moch lesse to eate or drynke with them.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.
Bible in Basic English
And you are not to go into the house of feasting, or be seated with them to take food or drink.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.
King James Version (1611)
Thou shalt not also goe into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drinke.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou shalt not go into their feast house, to sit downe to eate or drynke with them:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thou shalt not enter into the banquet-house, to sit with them to eat and to drink.
English Revised Version
And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt not entre in to the hous of feeste, that thou sitte with hem, and ete, and drynke.
Update Bible Version
And you shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.
Webster's Bible Translation
Also thou shalt not go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.
New English Translation
"‘Do not go to a house where people are feasting and sit down to eat and drink with them either.
New King James Version
Also you shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink."
New Life Bible
Do not go into a house where they are eating much and sit with them to eat and drink."
New Revised Standard
You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the house of banqueting, shall thou not enter To sit with them, To eat and to drink.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And do not thou go into the house of feasting, to sit with them, and to eat and drink:
Revised Standard Version
You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink.
Young's Literal Translation
A house of banqueting thou dost not enter, To sit with them, to eat and to drink,
THE MESSAGE
"And if there happens to be a feast celebrated, don't go there either to enjoy the festivities."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Moreover you shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and drink."

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord gave me another message. He said, 2 "Do not get married or have children in this place. 3 For this is what the Lord says about the children born here in this city and about their mothers and fathers: 4 They will die from terrible diseases. No one will mourn for them or bury them, and they will lie scattered on the ground like manure. They will die from war and famine, and their bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals." 5 This is what the Lord says: "Do not go to funerals to mourn and show sympathy for these people, for I have removed my protection and peace from them. I have taken away my unfailing love and my mercy. 6 Both the great and the lowly will die in this land. No one will bury them or mourn for them. Their friends will not cut themselves in sorrow or shave their heads in sadness. 7 No one will offer a meal to comfort those who mourn for the dead—not even at the death of a mother or father. No one will send a cup of wine to console them. 8 "And do not go to their feasts and parties. Do not eat and drink with them at all. 9 For this is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: In your own lifetime, before your very eyes, I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in this land. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jeremiah 15:17, Psalms 26:4, Ecclesiastes 7:2-4, Isaiah 22:12-14, Amos 6:4-6, Matthew 24:38, Luke 17:27-29, 1 Corinthians 5:11, Ephesians 5:11

Reciprocal: Matthew 11:18 - John Luke 7:33 - came

Cross-References

Genesis 3:9
Then the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?"
Genesis 4:10
But the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground!
Genesis 16:1
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had not been able to bear children for him. But she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.
Genesis 16:2
So Sarai said to Abram, "The Lord has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children through her." And Abram agreed with Sarai's proposal.
Genesis 16:4
So Abram had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. But when Hagar knew she was pregnant, she began to treat her mistress, Sarai, with contempt.
Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, "This is all your fault! I put my servant into your arms, but now that she's pregnant she treats me with contempt. The Lord will show who's wrong—you or me!"
Genesis 16:8
The angel said to her, "Hagar, Sarai's servant, where have you come from, and where are you going?" "I'm running away from my mistress, Sarai," she replied.
1 Samuel 26:19
But now let my lord the king listen to his servant. If the Lord has stirred you up against me, then let him accept my offering. But if this is simply a human scheme, then may those involved be cursed by the Lord . For they have driven me from my home, so I can no longer live among the Lord 's people, and they have said, ‘Go, worship pagan gods.'
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If your boss is angry at you, don't quit! A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou shall not also go into the house of feasting,.... Which it was lawful to do, and which the prophet doubtless had done at other times; but now a time of calamity coming on, it was not proper he should; and the rather he was to abstain from such places, and from pleasant conversation with his friends, to assure them that such a time was coming, and this his conduct was a sign of it; for which reason he is forbid to attend any entertainment of his friends, on account of marriage, or any other circumstance of life, for which feasts were used:

to sit with them to eat and to drink: which not only expresses the position at table, but continuance there; for at feasts men not only eat and drink for necessity, or just to satisfy nature, but for pleasure, and unto and with cheerfulness; which may lawfully be done, provided that temperance and sobriety be preserved; but the prophet is not allowed to do that now, which at other times he might do, and did; and that on purpose that his friends might take notice of it, and inquire the reason of it, the distress that was coming upon them, as the words following show.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 16:8. Thou shalt not also go into the house of feastingFuneral banquets were made to commemorate the dead, and comfort the surviving relatives; and the cup of consolation, strong mingled wine, was given to those who were deepest in distress, to divert their minds and to soothe their sorrows. These kinds of ceremonies were common among almost all the nations of the world on funeral occasions. The Canaanites, the Jews, the Persians, Arabians, New Zealanders, Huns, &c., &c.


 
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