Jeremiah 16:5 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For thus says the Lord: Enter not into the house of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan [the dead], for I have taken away My peace from this people, says the Lord, even My steadfast love and loving-kindness and tender mercy.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.

American Standard Version (1901)

For thus saith Jehovah, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament, neither bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith Jehovah, even lovingkindness and tender mercies.

Common English Bible

This is what the LORD says: Don’t enter a house where there is mourning; don’t grieve or lament for them, for I have taken away my blessing, kindness, and mercy from this people, declares the LORD.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For thus says the Lord: "You shall not enter the house of feasting, and you shall not go to mourn or to console them. For I have taken away from this people, says the Lord, my peace, my mercy, and my pity.