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For thus says Yahweh, “Do not enter the house of the (A)funeral meal, or go to lament or to console them; for I have (B)withdrawn My peace from this people,” declares Yahweh, “My (C)lovingkindness and compassion. Both (D)great men and small will die in this land; they will not be buried; they will not be lamented, nor will anyone (E)gash himself or (F)shave his head for them. Men will not (G)break bread in mourning for them, to comfort anyone for the dead, nor give them a cup of comforting to drink for anyone’s father or mother.

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This is what the Lord says:
Don’t enter a house where there is mourning;
    don’t grieve or lament for them,
    for I have taken away my blessing, kindness, and mercy from this people,
        declares the Lord.
From the least to the greatest,
    all will die in this land,
        and there will be no funerals or time of mourning.
    No one will gash themselves in grief
        or shave their heads in sorrow.
    No one will bring food[a] for the mourner
        as comfort for the dead.
    No one will offer a cup of consolation
        for the loss of father or mother.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 16:7 LXX; Heb break for them