Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not take to thee a wife, and sons and daughters shall not be to thee 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).”
Bible in Basic English
You are not to take a wife for yourself or have sons or daughters in this place.
Darby Translation
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, and thou shalt not have sons nor daughters 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
Laqach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 16:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah Is Commanded Not To Marry
1 and the word of Jehovah was to me, saying, 2 Thou shalt not take to thee a wife, and sons and daughters shall not be to thee in this place. 3 For thus said Jehovah concerning the sons, and concerning the daughters born in this place, and concerning their mothers bearing them, and concerning their fathers begetting them in this land:
Cross References
1 Corinthians 7:26-27
I think therefore this to be good for the present necessity, that it is good for a man to be thus.
Genesis 19:14
And Lot will go out, and will speak to his sons-in-law, having taken his daughters, and he will say, Rise ye up, go forth out of this place; for Jehovah destroys the city: and he will be as laughing in the eyes of his sons-in-law.
Matthew 24:19
And woe to those having in the womb, and to those giving suck, in those days!
Luke 21:23
And woe to them having in the womb, and to them giving suck, in those days! for there shall be great necessity upon the land, and anger upon this people.
Luke 23:29
For, behold, the days are coming in which they shall say, Happy the barren, and the wombs which never brought forth, and the breasts which gave not suck.