Jeremiah 20:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 20:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 20:6 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 20:6 — KJV
“And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.”
— Jeremiah 20:6 (KJV)
Jeremiah 20:6 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 20:6
“Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:6: thine, house, into
“Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:6: house, into, captivity
“Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD'S house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:6: house, into, babylon
“And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs: kneadingtroughs: or, dough”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:6: thine, house, into
“Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 20:6: dwell, thine, shalt
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