Jeremiah 27:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 27:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 27:13 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken agains..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 27:13 — KJV
“Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?”
— Jeremiah 27:13 (KJV)
Jeremiah 27:13 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 27:13
“And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:13: sword, famine, pestilence
“And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:13: people, sword, famine
“And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:13: sword, famine, pestilence
“Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? Concerning: or, Against their king: or, Melcom”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:13: why, people, lord
“And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:13: people, lord, hath
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