Jeremiah 16:5-7

New International Reader's Version

⁵ The Lord says, “Jeremiah, suppose a meal is being served because someone has died. Do not enter any house where that is happening. Do not go there to mourn or to comfort the family. I will not bless these people anymore. I have taken my love and pity away from them,” announces the Lord. ⁶ “Important and unimportant people alike will die in this land. Their bodies will not be buried. No one will mourn for them. No one will cut themselves or shave their head for the dead. ⁷ No one will offer food or drink to comfort those who mourn for the dead. No one will do this even if someone’s father or mother has died.