The word of the LORD came also to me, saying,
The word of the LORD came also to me, saying,
The word of Jehovah came also unto me, saying,
Then again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
The word of the LORD came also to me, saying,
The word of Yahweh came also to me, saying,
The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
The word of the Lord came also unto me - This discourse Dahler supposes to have been delivered some time in the reign of Jehoiakim.
In this prophecy Jeremiah 16:1-18, the punishment of the people is set forth in even sterner terms than in the last. The whole land is likened to a desert covered with the bodies of the dead, who lie unbemoaned and uncared for; and the prophet himself is commanded to abstain from the common usages of mankind that his motto of life, as well as his words, may warn the people of the greatness of the approaching calamity. There is, however, to be finally a return from exile, but only after the idolatry of the nation has been severely punished. The prophecy was probably written about the close of Jehoiakim's reign.