Jeremiah 17:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 17:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 17:18 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 17:18 — KJV
“Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction. destroy...: Heb. break them with a double breach”
— Jeremiah 17:18 (KJV)
Jeremiah 17:18 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 17:18
“Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. retire: or, strengthen destruction: Heb. breaking”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:18: bring, evil, destruction
“And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. bring: Heb. thrust”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:18: let, bring, evil
“Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:18: let, bring, day
“And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul. bring...: Heb. bring about”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:18: let, bring, day
“If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries. that they...: Heb. to destroy them pay: Heb. weigh”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:18: let, bring, destroy
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