Jeremiah 18:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 18:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 18:21 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wiv..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 18:21 — KJV
“Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle. pour...: Heb. pour them out”
— Jeremiah 18:21 (KJV)
Jeremiah 18:21 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 18:21
“Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:21: therefore, deliver, children
“And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. appointment: Heb. mouth determined: or, settled”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:21: force, let, men
“Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. to put...: Heb. to bring forth”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:21: therefore, let, wives
“Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers. hands...: Heb. hand to hand”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:21: therefore, sword, let
“Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end: perpetual...: or, hatred of old shed...: Heb. poured out the children force: Heb. hands”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:21: children, pour, blood
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