Lesson: A Courageous Farewell<br>
Reading: No lamenting at death of the wicked<br>
Reference: Jer. 16:1-9<br><br>
Jeremiah 16:1: The word of the Lord came also unto me, saying,<br>
Jeremiah 16:2: Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.<br>
Jeremiah 16:3: For thus saith the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;<br>
Jeremiah 16:4: They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.<br>
Jeremiah 16:5: 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.<br>
Jeremiah 16:6: 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:<br>
Jeremiah 16:7: Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.<br>
Jeremiah 16:8: Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.<br>
Jeremiah 16:9: For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.<br>
(KJV)<br>