Jeremiah 17:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 17:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 17:6 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places i..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 17:6 — KJV
“For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.”
— Jeremiah 17:6 (KJV)
Jeremiah 17:6 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 17:6
“To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. To take...: Heb. To spoil the spoil, and to prey the prey midst: Heb. navel”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:6: good, inhabit, places
“And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. not...: Heb. of separation”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:6: inhabit, wilderness, land
“And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings. Me...: Heb. I see the running”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:6: like, see, good
“And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:6: inhabit, wilderness, land
“Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. barren...: Heb. salt places”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:6: places, wilderness, salt
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