Jeremiah 16:1-2
Jeremiah 16:1-2 King James Version (KJV)
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying, Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
Jeremiah 16:1-4 The Message (MSG)
GOD’s Message to me: “Jeremiah, don’t get married. Don’t raise a family here. I have signed the death warrant on all the children born in this country, the mothers who bear them and the fathers who beget them—an epidemic of death. Death unlamented, the dead unburied, dead bodies decomposing and stinking like dung, all the killed and starved corpses served up as meals for carrion crows and mongrel dogs!”
Jeremiah 16:1-2 King James Version (KJV)
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying, Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
Jeremiah 16:1-2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The word of the LORD also came to me saying, “You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place.”
Jeremiah 16:1-2 New Century Version (NCV)
Then the LORD spoke his word to me: “You must not get married or have sons or daughters in this place.”
Jeremiah 16:1-2 American Standard Version (ASV)
The word of Jehovah came also unto me, saying, Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters, in this place.
Jeremiah 16:1-2 New International Version (NIV)
Then the word of the LORD came to me: “You must not marry and have sons or daughters in this place.”
Jeremiah 16:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV)
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying, “You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.”
Jeremiah 16:1-2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying, “You shall not take a wife or have sons and daughters in this place (Jerusalem).”
Jeremiah 16:1-2 New Living Translation (NLT)
The LORD gave me another message. He said, “Do not get married or have children in this place.