Jeremiah 12:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 12:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 12:4 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 12:4 — KJV
“How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.”
— Jeremiah 12:4 (KJV)
Jeremiah 12:4 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 12:4
“Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:4: land, mourn, every
“And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:4: how, long, mourn
“Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:4: land, mourn, every
“For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:4: land, dwell, therein
“And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:4: land, every, field
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