Verse 5
Jeremiah 16:5
Bible in Basic English
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For this is what the Lord has said: Do not go into the house of sorrow, do not go to make weeping or songs of grief for them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, says the Lord, even mercy and pity.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּֽי כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל תָּבוֹא֙ בֵּ֣ית מַרְזֵ֔חַ וְ/אַל תֵּלֵ֣ךְ לִ/סְפּ֔וֹד וְ/אַל תָּנֹ֖ד לָ/הֶ֑ם כִּֽי אָסַ֨פְתִּי אֶת שְׁלוֹמִ֜/י מֵ/אֵ֨ת הָ/עָ֤ם הַ/זֶּה֙ נְאֻם יְהוָ֔ה אֶת הַ/חֶ֖סֶד וְ/אֶת הָֽ/רַחֲמִֽים
English Translation
For thus says the LORD: Do not enter the house of mourning, and do not go to lament or show sympathy to them, for I have withdrawn My peace from this people, says the LORD, both love and mercy.
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