Jeremiah 16:1-4

New International Reader's Version

Times of Trouble Are Coming

16 A message from the Lord came to me. He said, ² “Jeremiah, you must not get married. You must not have any sons or daughters in this land.” ³ Here is the Lord’s message about the children born in this place. He says about them and their parents, ⁴ “Some of them will die of deadly sicknesses. No one will mourn for them. Their bodies will not be buried. Instead, they will be like human waste lying there on the ground. Others will die because of war and hunger. Their bodies will not be buried. Instead, they will become food for the birds and the wild animals.”