Jeremiah 1:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 1:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 1:17 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 1:17 — KJV
“Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. confound: or, break to pieces”
— Jeremiah 1:17 (KJV)
Jeremiah 1:17 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 1:17
“Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. of small...: Heb. short of hand”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:17: therefore, dismayed, confound
“Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. of small...: Heb. short of hand”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:17: therefore, dismayed, confound
“Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:17: therefore, loins, before
“And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:17: command, faces, before
“But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:17: speak, command, before
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