Jeremiah 22:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 22:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 22:7 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and c..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 22:7 — KJV
“And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.”
— Jeremiah 22:7 (KJV)
Jeremiah 22:7 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 22:7
“The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:7: one, cut, down
“By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel. By thy...: Heb. By the hand of thy servants the tall...: Heb. the tallness of the cedars thereof and the choice of the fir trees thereof the forest...: or, the forest and his fruitful field”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:7: cut, down, choice
“Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:7: every, one, down
“And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:7: every, down, cast
“Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:7: every, down, cast
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