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Old TestamentJeremiah · Chapter 19

Jeremiah 19:9

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 19:9 — by Collins Asein

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Jeremiah 19:9 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Jeremiah 19:9 — KJV

And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.

Jeremiah 19:9 (KJV)

Jeremiah 19:9 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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Explore the full Book of Jeremiah — all 52 chapters

Cross-References for Jeremiah 19:9

And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee: body: Heb. belly

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 19:9: eat, flesh, sons

So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 19:9: cause, eat, flesh

And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 19:9: eat, sons, daughters

And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates. young one: Heb. afterbirth

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 19:9: eat, one, siege

And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. grieved: Heb. bitter

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 19:9: cause, eat, sons

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey