Jeremiah 16:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 16:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 16:16 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 16:16 — KJV
“Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.”
— Jeremiah 16:16 (KJV)
Jeremiah 16:16 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 16:16
“And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:16: behold, lord, after
“And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:16: behold, saith, lord
“And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you? armholes: or, elbows”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:16: saith, lord, hunt
“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 16:16: behold, saith, lord
“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. soweth: Heb. draweth forth sweet: or, new”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:16: behold, saith, lord
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