Jeremiah 16:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 16:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 16:19 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 16:19 — KJV
“O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.”
— Jeremiah 16:19 (KJV)
Jeremiah 16:19 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 16:19
“And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:19: lord, day, come
“And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:19: lord, day, come
“Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. Surely...: or, Surely he shall say of me, In the LORD is all righteousness and strength righteousness: Heb. righteousnesses”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:19: lord, strength, come
“For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:19: lord, gentiles, ends
“Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:19: lord, say, surely
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