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Jeremiah 16:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 16:6

Verse 6 of 21

Scripture focus

Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall [men] lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:

Jeremiah 16:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 16:6

Theological / Devotional

Not be buried. See on v. 4.

Cut themselves, ... make themselves bald. These heathen practices “for the dead” were forbidden in the law (see Lev. 19:28; 21:5; Deut. 14:1; cf. Jer. 7:29). Evidently the Israelites had adopted these customs, probably following them with increasing frequency during the reigns of Ahaz and Manasseh (see Jer. 41:5; Micah 1:16). Of the two evils, the shaving of the crown of the head was probably more commonly practiced.

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