“You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.”
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“You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.”
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Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.
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And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.
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Passages linked to Jeremiah 16:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ecclesiastes 7:2-4 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men, and the living should take this to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
- Jeremiah 15:17 I didn’t sit in the assembly of those who make merry and rejoice. I sat alone because of your hand, for you have filled me with indignation.
- Isaiah 22:12-14 In that day, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, called to weeping, to mourning, to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth; and behold, joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating meat and drinking wine: “Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die.” Yahweh of Armies revealed himself in my ears, “Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you until you die,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.
- Amos 6:4-6 Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall; who strum on the strings of a harp; who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David; who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
- Psalms 26:4 I have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go in with hypocrites.
- Matthew 24:38 For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ship,
- Luke 17:27-29 They ate, they drank, they married, and they were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ship, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky and destroyed them all.
- 1 Corinthians 5:11 But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.
- Ephesians 5:11 Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain Here the Prophet refers to other feasts, where hilarity…
Here the Prophet refers to other feasts, where hilarity prevailed. The meaning then is, — that the people were given up to destruction, so that nothing was better than to depart from them as far as possible. So Jeremiah is prohibited from going at all to them, so that he might not be their associate either in joy or in sorrow; as though he had said, — ‘Have no more anything to do with this people; if they lament their dead, leave them, for they are unworthy of any act of kindness; and if they make joyful feasts, be far from them, for every intercourse with them is accursed.” We now then understand why the Prophet spoke of grief, lamentation and mourning, and then mentioned joy. He afterwards adds, —
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jer 16:8 Thou shalt not also go into the…
Jer 16:8 Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.
Ver. 8. Thou shall not also go into the house of feasting.] Ministers may lawfully go to feasts, {Joh 2:1-2} but not in times of common calamity. See Isa 22:12-14. Pliny {a} telleth us that when in the time of the second Punic war, one Fulvius Argentarius was seen at Rome looking out at a window with a rose garland on his head, the senate sent for him, laid him in prison, and would not suffer him to come forth till the war was at an end.
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{a} Lib. ii. cap. 7.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain God did not only forbade his prophet to go…
God did not only forbade his prophet to go into houses of mourning, to eat and to drink according to their custom, to comfort those who had lost their friends; but he forbade him also to go into houses where they were wont to eat and to drink upon a more cheerful account.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God…
For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,.... Who is able to do what he here threatens he will, and which he will do, notwithstanding his being the God of Israel; their hearts not being right with him, nor they steadfast in his covenant.
Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness: upon any account whatsoever, civil or religious; and that out of Jerusalem, where their religious feasts were kept, as well as where were often expressions of joy made on civil accounts; and this should be in their sight, it should be notorious and remarkable, that they could not but observe it; and it should be in a short time, in their days, though they were very desirous of putting these evil days far from them, and were not willing to believe they should be at all, or, however, not in their days:
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the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride; the epithalamiums, or marriage songs, sung at the celebration of nuptials; these should cease, marrying and giving in marriage being over; the consequence of which must be ruin to the nation, a lawful succession of mankind being not otherwise to be kept up.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Go - God did not only forbid his prophet…
Go - God did not only forbid his prophet to go into houses of mourning, but forbad him to go into houses, where they were wont to eat and drink upon a more chearful account.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 8. Thou shalt not also go into the…
Verse 8. Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting] Funeral banquets were made to commemorate the dead, and comfort the surviving relatives; and the cup of consolation, strong mingled wine, was given to those who were deepest in distress, to divert their minds and to soothe their sorrows. These kinds of ceremonies were common among almost all the nations of the world on funeral occasions. The Canaanites, the Jews, the Persians, Arabians, New Zealanders, Huns, &c., &c.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jer 16:8-9. Thou shalt not also go into the…
Jer 16:8-9. Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting — God not only forbade his prophet to go into houses of mourning, but forbade him also to go into houses where people were wont to eat and drink on joyful occasions, because it would be unseasonable, and would not agree with the afflictive dispensations of Providence that were coming on the land and nation. God called aloud for weeping, mourning, and fasting, because he was coming forth against them in his judgments, and it was time for them to humble themselves before him. And it well became the prophet, who gave them the warning, to give them an example of taking the warning himself, and complying with it; and so to make it appear that he did himself believe what he declared to them. For, behold I will cause to cease the voice of mirth, &c. — In the approaching time of general desolation, all the solemn seasons of mirth and gladness shall cease, as well public as private. The solemn feasts, which were always observed with great expressions of joy, shall be no more celebrated, nor shall nuptial solemnities and other private occasions of rejoicing be any longer observed.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Feasting. Hebrew, "of drinking," in times of joy.
Feasting. Hebrew, "of drinking," in times of joy.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain house of feasting--joyous: as distinguished from mourning-feasts. Have no…
house of feasting--joyous: as distinguished from mourning-feasts. Have no more to do with this people whether in mourning or joyous feasts.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 8. Feasting — Literally, drinking: showing that even in…
8. Feasting — Literally, drinking: showing that even in very ancient times drinking practices were prominent in such assemblies.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. Co. omits the v., but on inadequate grounds.
8. Co. omits the v., but on inadequate grounds.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (8) Into the house of feasting.—Literally, the house of…
(8) Into the house of feasting.—Literally, the house of drinking, i.e., in this case, as interpreted by the next verse, of festive and mirthful gathering. This prohibition follows à fortiori from the other. If it was unmeet for the prophet to enter into the house of mourning, much more was he to hold himself aloof from mirth. He was to stand apart, in the awful consciousness of his solitary mission. The words of Ecc_7:2 come to our thoughts as teaching that it was better even so.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 16:8-9 The ban on attending feasts and parties isolated…
16:8-9 The ban on attending feasts and parties isolated Jeremiah from meaningful social contact, but the Lord gave it special importance. The entire nation and its social interaction would soon cease to exist.
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