Jeremías 16:6

6 Y morirán en esta tierra grandes y chicos; no se enterrarán, ni los endecharán, ni se arañarán, ni se mesarán por ellos

Jeremías 16:6 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 16:6

Both the great and the small shall die in this land
The nobles as well as the common people, high and low, rich and poor; none shall be exempted from the grievous deaths by the sword, famine, and pestilence. They shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them;
as before, ( Jeremiah 16:4 ) , this shall be the common case of them all; the great and the rich shall have no more care and notice taken of them than the poor: nor cut themselves;
their flesh, with their nails, or with knives, to show their grief for the dead, and to alleviate the sorrow of surviving friends, by bearing a part with them: nor make themselves bald for them;
by plucking off the hair of their heads, or by shaving them, and between their eyes; which though forbidden the Jews by the law of God, as being Heathenish customs, yet obtained in the times of Jeremiah, and were usually done; see ( Deuteronomy 14:1 ) .

Jeremías 16:6 In-Context

4 De dolorosas enfermedades morirán; no serán endechados ni enterrados; serán por muladar sobre la faz de la tierra; y con espada y con hambre serán consumidos, y sus cuerpos serán para comida de las aves del cielo y de las bestias de la tierra

5 Porque así dijo el SEÑOR: No entres en casa de luto, ni vayas a lamentar, ni los consueles; porque yo quité mi paz de este pueblo, dijo el SEÑOR, mi misericordia y compasión

6 Y morirán en esta tierra grandes y chicos; no se enterrarán, ni los endecharán, ni se arañarán, ni se mesarán por ellos

7 ni por ellos partirán pan por luto, para consolarlos de su muerte; ni les darán a beber vaso de consolaciones por su padre o por su madre

8 Asimismo no entres en casa de convite, para sentarte con ellos a comer o a beber