Jeremiah 10:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 10:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 10:18 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 10:18 — KJV
“For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.”
— Jeremiah 10:18 (KJV)
Jeremiah 10:18 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 10:18
“And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. all that...: Heb. the fulness thereof”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:18: thus, saith, lord
“Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:18: thus, saith, lord
“Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:18: thus, saith, lord
“Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. profaneness: or, hypocrisy”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:18: thus, saith, lord
“Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. all that...: Heb. the fulness thereof”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:18: thus, saith, lord
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