Jeremiah 16:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 16:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 16:6 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cu..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 16:6 — KJV
“Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:”
— Jeremiah 16:6 (KJV)
Jeremiah 16:6 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 16:6
“And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:6: both, great, small
“They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:6: neither, nor, cut
“And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. join...: Heb. associate themselves an...: Heb. rights he that begat...: or, whom she brought forth”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:6: neither, men, nor
“They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:6: die, buried, neither
“And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:6: buried, neither, men
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