Jeremiah 12:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 12:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 12:12 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one e..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 12:12 — KJV
“The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.”
— Jeremiah 12:12 (KJV)
Jeremiah 12:12 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 12:12
“For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. stretched...: or, plucked up”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:12: come, through, wilderness
“A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:12: come, sword, lord
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. pools...: Heb. gathering of their waters”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:12: come, through, lord
“And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. rid: Heb. cause to cease”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:12: through, sword, one
“And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:12: come, high, through
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