Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 16:2
<< Jeremiah 16:1 Jeremiah 16:3 >> American Standard Version
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters, in this place.Amplified® Bible
You shall not take a wife or have sons and daughters in this place [Jerusalem].Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah, don't get married and have children--Judah is no place to raise a family.Darby English Version
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, and thou shalt not have sons nor daughters in this place.Good News Bible
"Do not marry or have children in a place like this.King James Version
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.New American Standard Bible
"You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place."New International Version
"You must not marry and have sons or daughters in this place."New King James Version
“You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.”N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place."Revised Standard Version
"You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.Young's Literal Translation
Thou dost not take to thee a wife, Nor hast thou sons and daughters in this place.
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