Jeremiah 18:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 18:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 18:16 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his he..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 18:16 — KJV
“To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.”
— Jeremiah 18:16 (KJV)
Jeremiah 18:16 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 18:16
“And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:16: make, desolate, hissing
“And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:16: land, every, one
“And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:16: land, every, one
“And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:16: make, land, every
“This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:16: every, one, passeth
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