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Both great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, and no one shall lament for them; there shall be no gashing, no shaving of the head for them. No one shall break bread[a] for the mourner, to offer comfort for the dead; nor shall anyone give them the cup of consolation to drink for their fathers or their mothers. You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink.

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  1. Jeremiah 16:7 Two Mss Gk: MT break for them

“Both high and low will die in this land.(A) They will not be buried or mourned,(B) and no one will cut(C) themselves or shave(D) their head for the dead. No one will offer food(E) to comfort those who mourn(F) for the dead—not even for a father or a mother—nor will anyone give them a drink to console(G) them.

“And do not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down to eat and drink.(H)

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