Jeremiah 2:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:12 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:12 — KJV
“Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.”
— Jeremiah 2:12 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:12 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 2:12
“Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people: Because: Heb. Because for because are...: or, ye are made to come up on the lip of the tongue”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:12: very, desolate, saith
“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 2:12: astonished, very, desolate
“And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:12: very, saith, lord
“But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:12: very, saith, lord
“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 2:12: astonished, very, lord
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