Jeremiah 16:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 16:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 16:18 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled min..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 16:18 — KJV
“And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.”
— Jeremiah 16:18 (KJV)
Jeremiah 16:18 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 16:18
“Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:18: because, defiled, mine
“Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:18: first, because, land
“Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:18: sin, defiled, land
“For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. firstfruits: or, chief”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:18: first, land, mine
“Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:18: iniquity, sin, because
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