Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 16:5
FUNERAL CELEBRATIONS ALSO FORBIDDEN"For thus saith Jehovah, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament, neither bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith Jehovah, even loving kindness and tender mercies. Both great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them; neither shall men break bread for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 16:5
taken away. Hebrew. 'asaph. A Homonym, with two meanings: (1) to protect, or heal (Numbers 12:14 , Numbers 12:15 ; 2 Kings 5:6 . Psalms 27:10 ); (2) to snatch away (Psalms 26:9 . Psalms 16:5 ). peace: or, blessing. saith the LORD = [is] Jehovah's oracle. mercies = compassions, or tender mercies. read more