Jeremiah 16
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Book of Jeremiah in Hebrew Bible, MS Sassoon 1053, images 283-315. | |
| Book | Book of Jeremiah |
| Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 24 |
| Category | Nevi'im |
Jeremiah 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Jeremiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, and is a part of the Books of the Prophets.[1][2]
Text
- The original text is written in Hebrew language.
- This chapter is divided into 21 verses.
Textual versions
Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:
Ancient translations in Koine Greek:
- Septuagint (3rd century BC)
- Theodotion version (~AD 180)
Structure
NKJV groups this chapter into:
- Jeremiah 16:1-13 = Jeremiah’s Life-Style and Message
- Jeremiah 16:14-21 = God Will Restore Israel
Verse 2
- “You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.”[3]
- Celibacy was not normal, as large families were indicative of blessings, but Jeremiah is appointed to a life with God as "his sole comfort and support."[4] Jeremiah's lifestyle serves as a "symbolic enactment of God's word" (Hosea 1:2-9; Isaiah 8:3-4).[5]
See also
- Related Bible parts: Isaiah 8, Hosea 1, Matthew 24, Luke 23, 1 Corinthians 7
Notes and references
- ↑ J. D. Davis. 1960. A Dictionary of The Bible. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House.
- ↑ Therodore Hiebert, et.al. 1996. The New Interpreter's Bible: Volume: VI. Nashville: Abingdon.
- ↑ Jeremiah 16:2
- ↑ The Nelson Study Bible 1997, p. 1254-1255.
- ↑ The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Augmented Third Edition, New Revised Standard Version, Indexed. Michael D. Coogan, Marc Brettler, Carol A. Newsom, Editors. Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2007. p. 1103-1105 Hebrew Bible. ISBN 978-0195288810
Bibliography
- The Nelson Study Bible. Thomas Nelson, Inc. 1997. ISBN 9780840715999.
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