Jeremiah 25:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 25:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 25:16 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 25:16 — KJV
“And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.”
— Jeremiah 25:16 (KJV)
Jeremiah 25:16 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 25:16
“Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 25:16: drink, because, sword
“And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us. to be...: Heb. to stink”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 25:16: mad, because, sword
“And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 25:16: sword, send, among
“And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 25:16: drink, mad, among
“And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 25:16: mad, sword, among
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