Jeremiah 16:3, Jeremiah 16:4 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-9

The prophet is here for a sign to the people. They would not regard what he said; let it be tried whether they will regard what he does. In general, he must conduct himself so, in every thing, as became one that expected to see his country in ruins very shortly. This he foretold, but few regarded the prediction; therefore he is to show that he is himself fully satisfied in the truth of it. Others go on in their usual course, but he, in the prospect of these sad times, is forbidden and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 16:3

For thus saith the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place ,..... This is a reason given why the prophet should not have, and why he should not be desirous to have, sons and daughters in such a place and country, devoted to destruction: and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land : the land of Judea; which shows what is meant by the place before mentioned; both the one and the other,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-4

Celibacy as an obligation of the minister of God. This passage has been quoted in support of the Romish doctrine of the celibacy of the clergy. Like other favorite references of the advocates of this regulation, however, it only requires to be examined to show that its bearing is quite of an opposite character. Its terms are not by any means absolute or universal. Not even the whole lifetime of the prophet nor his entire ministry are within the scope of the prohibition. It was a special... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-4

Domestic relations become a curse. It is evidently implied that, even in the present deplorable state of Israel, there was much that appeared attractive and profitable in domestic relations. Jesus reminded his servants that, in the days before the Flood, there was "marrying and giving in marriage until the day that, Noah entered into the ark;" and so we may conclude that in the time of Jeremiah there was also marrying and giving in marriage, clown to the very coming of the invader on the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-9

Commands countermanded. There are three such in this section. I. THE COMMAND TO MARRY . 1. In every way whereby the will of God can be expressed—by his Word, his providence, his laws, written, moral, social, physical, God has commanded that "a man shall leave his father and mother," etc. "A good wife is from the Lord," her companionship is the most blessed in the world. All artificial hindrances to marriage are, therefore, to be condemned. The same enemy that destroys such... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-21

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 16:3

The times were such that for “the present distress” it was wise for all to abstain from marriage 1 Corinthians 7:26; Matthew 24:19. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 16:1-4

Jeremiah 16:1-4. The word of the Lord came, &c. Here begins a new discourse, wherein God forbids Jeremiah to marry, principally with a view to show the miseries of parents, and the confused and ruinous state of things in Judea. “Fruitfulness was promised as a blessing under the law, Deuteronomy 28:4, but ceased to be so in such difficult times as were coming upon the Jewish nation. For parents could not promise to themselves any comfort in their children, who must be exposed to the many... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-21

Symbolic actions (16:1-21)Again God instructs his prophet concerning certain courses of action designed to attract the people’s attention. Jeremiah is to be a living reminder to the Judeans of what will happen to them if they do not repent. Firstly, he is not to marry or have children, as a grim warning to people that those with families will have greater distress when the final slaughter comes (16:1-4). Secondly, he is not to attend any funeral, as a warning that when Judah falls there will be... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 16:3

GOD'S EXPLANATION OF THIS PROHIBITION"For thus saith Jehovah concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning the fathers that begat them in this land: They shall die grievous deaths: they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung upon the face of the ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the... read more

Jeremiah 16:3, Jeremiah 16:4 Kjv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 16:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 16:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 16:1-4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 16:1-21

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 16:3

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