Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 16:1

"The word of Jehovah came also unto me, saying," — Jeremiah 16:1 (ASV)

The word of the Lord came also to me.— The formula introduces a new and distinct message, extending to Jeremiah 17:18, and it is one even more terrible in its threats than any that have preceded it. There is nothing in its contents to fix the date with any certainty, but we may think of it as probably about the close of the reign of Jehoiakim, when that king was trusting in an alliance with Egypt (Jeremiah 17:13), and the people taunted the prophet with the non-fulfilment of his predictions (Jeremiah 17:15).