Jeremiah 16:6 elaborates the mourning prohibitions — no burial, no lament, no cutting — fulfilling the command in verse 5.

Jeremiah 16:7 adds that no comfort or cup of consolation will be given — extending the same prohibition on mourning.

Jeremiah 16:3 introduces the families under judgment; verse 5 forbids mourning them — immediate contextual link.

Jeremiah 16:4 says they will not be lamented; verse 5 commands not to lament — direct cause and effect.

Jeremiah 15:1-4 declares God will not relent despite intercession — matching the removal of peace and mercy in 16:5.

Jeremiah 15:5 asks who will bemoan Jerusalem — the same lack of mourning commanded here in 16:5.

Ezekiel 24:16-23 likewise commands a prophet not to mourn his wife's death as a sign — a parallel prophetic sign of judgment.

Lamentations 3:17 says 'my soul is bereft of peace', personalizing the same peace removal God declares here.

Deuteronomy 31:17 speaks of God hiding His face and forsaking them — the same withdrawal of peace and mercy.

2 Chronicles 15:5 describes a time of no peace for anyone — echoing the removal of peace in Jeremiah 16:5.

In Hosea 2:4, God declares He will not have mercy on children—same withdrawal of compassion as Jeremiah's 'taken away... mercies'.

Zechariah 8:10 describes a time with no safety or peace, echoing God's removal of peace in Jeremiah.