Jeremiah 16:2

“Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.”

"Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place." - Jeremiah 16:2
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What does Jeremiah 16:2 mean?

Jeremiah 16:2 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place." In this verse, God is giving a specific command to the prophet Jeremiah, instructing him not to marry and have children. This…

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A Call to Solitude: Understanding God's Voice in Our Isolation

The verse Jeremiah 16:2 exclaims, "Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place." This admonition came at a pivotal moment in the life of the prophet Jeremiah, reflecting a period of chaos, spiritual disarray, and impending judgment…

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A Prayer for Understanding and Obedience to Divine Guidance

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I find myself reflecting deeply on Your words as recorded in Jeremiah 16:2, where You command, "Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place." Lord, I confess that Your directions can often…

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Jeremiah 16:2 - "Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place."
Jeremiah 16:2 "You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place."
Jeremiah 2:16 - "Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head."
Jeremiah 37:16 - "¶ When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;"
"Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head." - Jeremiah 2:16
Jeremiah 52:16
"¶ When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;" - Jeremiah 37:16
Jeremiah 5:16 - "Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men."
Jeremiah 16:1 - "The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 16:20 - "Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?"
Jeremiah 48:16 - "The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast."
Jeremiah 16:8 - "Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink."
Jeremiah 52:16 - "But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen."
Jeremiah 25:16 - "And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them."
Jeremiah 22:16 - "He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 44:16 - "As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee."
Jeremiah 38:16 - "So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life."
Jeremiah 18:16 - "To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head."
"Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men." - Jeremiah 5:16
Jeremiah 16:16 - "¶ Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks."
Jeremiah 20:16 - "And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;"
Jeremiah 25:2 - "The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,"
Jeremiah 3:2
Jeremiah 16:17 - "For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes."
Jeremiah 10:16 - "The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name."
"Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?" - Jeremiah 16:20
Jeremiah 32:16 - "¶ Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 40:16 - "But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael."
Jeremiah 20:2 - "Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD."