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Old TestamentJeremiah · Chapter 19

Jeremiah 19:8

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 19:8 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Jeremiah 19:8 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Jeremiah 19:8 — KJV

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.

Jeremiah 19:8 (KJV)

Jeremiah 19:8 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.

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Cross-References for Jeremiah 19:8

To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 19:8: make, desolate, hissing

Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 19:8: desolate, every, one

Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 19:8: every, one, astonished

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 19:8: every, one, passeth

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 19:8: make, every, one

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey