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:

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 16:4 expands on the same judgment: the people die by sword/famine, unburied, becoming carrion — reinforcing the severity here.

Jeremiah 16:5 commands not to mourn or show sympathy — directly preceding 16:6 where no mourning rites occur. They form a single judgment oracle.

Jeremiah 22:18 applies the same 'no lamentation' to King Jehoiakim — a specific fulfillment of the general judgment described here.

Jeremiah 22:19 specifies Jehoiakim's disgraceful burial 'like an ass' — a vivid example of the unburied dead in 16:6.

Jeremiah 4:16 Historical context

Jeremiah 4:16 announces the invading army that brings the judgment, setting the context for the death and no mourning in 16:6.

Jeremiah 7:29 commands hair-cutting as a lament for Jerusalem's rejection — while 16:6 says such mourning rites will cease for the dead.

Jeremiah 41:5 depicts people cutting themselves in mourning — the very practice that judgment in 16:6 will end by removing opportunity.

Jeremiah 48:37 describes Moab's mourning with bald heads and cuttings — same rites that Judah will be denied in 16:6.

Jeremiah 47:5 mentions baldness and self-cutting among Philistines — the same mourning rites absent in Judah's judgment.

Leviticus 19:28 is the law forbidding cuttings for the dead — the same practice that judgment in 16:6 will enforce by ending it.

Deuteronomy 14:1 also forbids cutting and baldness for the dead — judgment in 16:6 will enforce this prohibition by removing opportunity.

Ezekiel 9:6 Parallel

Ezekiel 9:6 commands slaying old and young—identical to 'both great and small' in Jeremiah 16:6. Strong thematic parallel.

Isaiah 24:2 Parallel

Isaiah 24:2 lists all social pairs equally affected—mirrors 'both the great and the small' in Jeremiah 16:6. Strong parallel.

Micah 1:16 Contrast

Micah 1:16 commands making oneself bald in mourning — the very ritual forbidden in Jeremiah, highlighting the severity of its absence.

Leviticus 21:5 forbids priests from shaving heads or cutting bodies in mourning — the same customs Jeremiah 16:6 notes will not be performed.

Isaiah 9:14-17 describes cutting off head and tail, no mercy—similar to Jeremiah's judgment on all classes without lament.

Amos 6:10 Parallel

Amos 6:10 depicts a scene where even the dead are not properly mourned, and survivors avoid mentioning the Lord — echoing the silenced mourning in Jeremiah.

Isaiah 22:12 shows God calling for mourning and baldness — while 16:6 says these rites will be absent in judgment.

Isaiah 14:19 depicts the Babylonian king cast out of his tomb, unburied — echoing the lack of burial in Jeremiah 16:6 for all the land.

Lamentations 1:17 says no one comforts Zion — similar to the lack of mourners in Jeremiah 16:6. Both depict desolation without consolation.

Ezekiel 7:11 declares none of the people will be left in judgment — matching the death of both great and small in Jeremiah 16:6.

Ezekiel 9:5 Related theme

In Ezekiel 9:5, God commands to smite without pity—parallels the lack of mourning in Jeremiah 16:6. Judgment without compassion.