Jeremiah 14:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 14:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 14:2 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 14:2 — KJV
“Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.”
— Jeremiah 14:2 (KJV)
Jeremiah 14:2 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 14:2
“For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 14:2: judah, gates, thereof
“And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 14:2: judah, ground, jerusalem
“For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. to repair: Heb. to set up”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 14:2: judah, thereof, jerusalem
“And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 14:2: gates, thereof, jerusalem
“And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 14:2: gates, thereof, jerusalem
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