Parallel Verses
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.
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
Laqach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 16:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah Is Commanded Not To Marry
1 The word of Jehovah also came to me: 2 “You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place.” 3 Jehovah says this about the sons and daughters born in this place, and about their mothers who bear them, and their fathers who begot them in this land:
Cross References
1 Corinthians 7:26-27
Because of the present distress I think it is good for you to remain as you are.
Genesis 19:14
Lot rushed out to tell his sons-in-law: Hurry! Get out of the city! Jehovah is going to destroy it. But the young men thought he was only joking.
Matthew 24:19
You who are pregnant or nursing babies in those days will feel trouble.
Luke 21:23
Woe to those who are pregnant and those who nurse a child in those days! There will be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people.
Luke 23:29
The days are coming when they will say blessed are the barren those without children and the breasts that never nursed.