Jeremiah 20:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 20:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 20:17 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with m..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 20:17 — KJV
“Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.”
— Jeremiah 20:17 (KJV)
Jeremiah 20:17 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 20:17
“That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. royal...: Heb. cities of the kingdom”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:17: because, might, great
“Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. with: Heb. before honourable: or, gracious: Heb. lifted up, or, accepted in countenance deliverance: or, victory”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:17: because, might, great
“Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:17: because, womb, mother
“Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:17: slew, might, great
“For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:17: womb, mother, great
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