Jeremiah 16:14
The Scripture
(14) Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Jeremiah 16 opens with the Lord forbidding the prophet to marry or have children because of the grievous deaths coming upon the land through sword and famine. Mourning and feasting are forbidden as well, since the people's fathers forsook the Lord for other gods. The chapter closes with the prophet's confession of the Lord as his strength and a vision of Gentiles confessing their fathers' lies and coming to know His name.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 23:7Jeremiah 23:8Isaiah 43:18Isaiah 43:19Hosea 3:4Hosea 3:5Exodus 20:2Deuteronomy 15:15Micah 6:4