Jeremiah 16:8 “You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with t…”

Jeremiah 16:8

You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.

World English Bible

“You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.”

American Standard Version

And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou shalt not also goe into the house of feasting to sit with them to eate and to drinke.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting, to sit with them, to eat and to drink.

Young's Literal Translation

A house of banqueting thou dost not enter, 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.

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Cross references

“Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.”

Jeremiah 15:17 Ecclesiastes 7:2–4 Isaiah 22:12–14 Amos 6:4–6 Psalm 26:4 Matthew 24:38

Jeremiah 15:17 · BSB

I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.

Ecclesiastes 7:2–4 · BSB

It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.

Isaiah 22:12–14 · BSB

On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.

Amos 6:4–6 · BSB

You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.

Psalm 26:4 · BSB

I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.

Matthew 24:38 · BSB

For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7No food will be offered to comfort those who mourn the dead; not even a cup of consolation will be given for the loss of a father or mother.

9For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom.

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