Jeremiah 16:6-7

Jeremiah 16:6-7

[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  [7] Neither shall men tear  themselves for them in mourning,  to comfort  them for the dead;  neither shall men give them the cup  of consolation  to drink  for their father  or for their mother. 

What does Jeremiah 16:6-7 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

In the coming invasion, all classes of people would die and no one would bury them or lament their passing in traditional ways. Even though cutting themselves and making themselves bald were contrary to the Mosaic Law ( Leviticus 19:28; Leviticus 21:5; Deuteronomy 14:1), the Israelites practiced these customs (cf. Jeremiah 41:5; Jeremiah 47:5; Ezekiel 7:18; Amos 8:10; Micah 1:16). Another tradition was eating a meal that friends of the mourners provided after the funeral (cf. 2 Samuel 3:35; Ezekiel 24:17; Hosea 9:4). [1]
"A consoling cup in later Judaism was a special cup of wine drunk by the chief mourner. This practice is not mentioned elsewhere in Scripture." [2]