Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

You are not to take a wife for yourself or have sons or daughters in this place.

New American Standard Bible

“You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place.”

King James Version

Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.

Holman Bible

“You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place.

International Standard Version

"You are not to take a wife, nor are you to have sons or daughters in this place."

A Conservative Version

Thou shall not take thee a wife, nor shall thou have sons or daughters, in this place.

American Standard Version

Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters, in this place.

Amplified

“You shall not take a wife or have sons and daughters in this place (Jerusalem).”

Darby Translation

Thou shalt not take thee a wife, and thou shalt not have sons nor daughters in this place.

Julia Smith Translation

Thou shalt not take to thee a wife, and sons and daughters shall not be to thee in this place.

King James 2000

You shall not take you a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters in this place.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"You shall not take for yourself a wife, there shall not be for you sons and daughters in this place."

Modern King James verseion

You shall not take a wife for yourself, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Thou shalt take thee no wife, nor beget children in this place.

NET Bible

"Do not get married and do not have children here in this land.

New Heart English Bible

"You shall not take a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.

The Emphasized Bible

Thou shall not take to thee a wife, - Neither shalt thou have sons or daughters, in this place.

Webster

Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons nor daughters in this place.

World English Bible

You shall not take a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.

Youngs Literal Translation

Thou dost not take to thee a wife, Nor hast thou sons and daughters in this place.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Jeremiah Is Commanded Not To Marry

1 Then again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 You are not to take a wife for yourself or have sons or daughters in this place. 3 For this is what the Lord has said about the sons and daughters who come to birth in this place, and about their mothers who have given them birth, and about their fathers who have given life to them in this land:

Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:26-27

In my opinion then, because of the present trouble, it is good for a man to keep as he is.

Genesis 19:14

And Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were married to his daughters, Come, let us go out of this place, for the Lord is about to send destruction on the town. But his sons-in-law did not take him seriously.

Matthew 24:19

But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.

Luke 21:23

It will be hard for women who are with child, and for her with a baby at the breast, in those days. For great trouble will come on the land, and wrath on this people.

Luke 23:29

For the days are coming in which they will say, Happy are those who have had no children, whose bodies have never given birth, whose breasts have never given milk.

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