Jeremiah 16:7-9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 16:7

Jeremiah 16:7. Neither shall men tear themselves for them, &c.— Neither shall men break bread in mourning to comfort them, &c. Houbigant, &c. See John 11:19. Proverbs 31:6. Tobit orders his son to give bread on the burial of the just. See Tob 4:17. God tells Jeremiah, that nothing of this sort shall be done for parents or friends, in the state of confusion and desolation which was to follow. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 16:7

7. tear themselves—rather, "break bread," namely, that eaten at the funeral-feast (Deuteronomy 26:14; Job 42:11; Ezekiel 24:17; Hosea 9:4). "Bread" is to be supplied, as in Hosea 9:4- :; compare "take" (food) (Hosea 9:4- :). give . . . cup of consolation . . . for . . . father—It was the Oriental custom for friends to send viands and wine (the "cup of consolation") to console relatives in mourning-feasts, for example, to children upon the death of a "father" or "mother." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 16:8

8. house of feasting—joyous: as distinguished from mourning-feasts. Have no more to do with this people whether in mourning or joyous feasts. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 16:9

9. (Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 25:10; Ezekiel 26:13). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 16:1-13

The special conditions of Jeremiah’s life 16:1-13Sometimes God used the events in the lives of His prophets to speak to the people, in addition to their messages."Hosea’s unhappy marriage (Hosea 1-3), Isaiah’s family (Isaiah 7-8), the death of Ezekiel’s wife (Ezekiel 24:15-27), and Jeremiah’s call to remain unmarried are all examples of the proclamation of the word through family events." [Note: Thompson, p. 403. See also Isaiah 20.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 16:6-7

In the coming invasion, all classes of people would die and no one would bury them or lament their passing in traditional ways. Even though cutting themselves and making themselves bald were contrary to the Mosaic Law (Leviticus 19:28; Leviticus 21:5; Deuteronomy 14:1), the Israelites practiced these customs (cf. Jeremiah 41:5; Jeremiah 47:5; Ezekiel 7:18; Amos 8:10; Micah 1:16). Another tradition was eating a meal that friends of the mourners provided after the funeral (cf. 2 Samuel 3:35;... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 16:8

Neither was Jeremiah to attend joyful celebrations or eat and drink with merrymakers. This would have included participating in wedding celebrations (cf. Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 33:11). Jeremiah’s failure to fulfill social obligations, such as attending weddings and funerals, would have made him even more an object of social disgrace. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 16:9

The reason for this antisocial behavior, Almighty Yahweh, Israel’s God explained, was that He would soon end all rejoicing in the land. Jeremiah was to reflect the attitudes of His God in all these situations. His withdrawal from village life pictured Yahweh’s withdrawal from His people."It is one thing to grow eloquent over a dire prospect for a wicked nation; quite another thing to taste the medicine itself. To ask this of Jeremiah, denying him the cherished gift of wife and children (an... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 16:1-18

Jeremiah’s Ninth Prophecy (Reign of Jehoiakim?). Punishment of Judah by Pestilence and Exile.It is clear from Jeremiah 17:15, in which the people challenge the prophet to point to a fulfilment of his prophecies of woe, that it is at any rate earlier than the capture of Jerusalem at the end of Jehoiachin’s reign. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 16:1-21

1-13. Selfdenial and an ascetic, life are to be the prophet’s lot.6. Nor cut themselves] in token of mourning: cp. Jeremiah 47:5. 7. Tear themselves for them] RV ’break bread for them.’ The reference here and in the rest of the v. is to the custom that the friends should urge the mourners to eat and drink: cp. 2 Samuel 3:35; 2 Samuel 12:16; Proverbs 31:6.12. Imagination] cp. Jeremiah 3:17. 13. There shall ye serve other gods] if you please. Spoken ironically.14-21. The deliverance will be in... read more

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