Jer 16:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. tear themselves-- rather, "break bread," namely, that eaten at the funeral-feast ( ; ; ; ). "Bread" is to be supplied, as in ; compare "take" (food) ( ). give ... cup of consolation ... for ... father-- It was the Oriental custom for friends to send viands and wine (the "cup of consolation") to console relatives in mourning-feasts, for example, to children upon the death of a "father" or "mother."

‏ Jeremiah 16:7

7. tear themselves--rather, "break bread," namely, that eaten at the funeral-feast (De 26:14; Job 42:11; Eze 24:17; Ho 9:4). "Bread" is to be supplied, as in La 4:4; compare "take" (food) (Ge 42:33).

give ... cup of consolation ... for ... father--It was the Oriental custom for friends to send viands and wine (the "cup of consolation") to console relatives in mourning-feasts, for example, to children upon the death of a "father" or "mother."