Jeremiah 20:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 20:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 20:15 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 20:15 — KJV
“Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.”
— Jeremiah 20:15 (KJV)
Jeremiah 20:15 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 20:15
“When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:15: brought, father, saying
“But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:15: father, saying, child
“But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:15: father, saying, child
“Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:15: father, child, born
“And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. he that is eight...: Heb. a son of eight days”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:15: child, born, very
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