Jeremiah 3:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 3:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 3:24 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their dau..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 3:24 — KJV
“For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.”
— Jeremiah 3:24 (KJV)
Jeremiah 3:24 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 3:24
“And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:24: flocks, herds, sons
“And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:24: flocks, herds, sons
“And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:24: hath, flocks, herds
“And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. their trade...: Heb. they are men of cattle”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:24: hath, flocks, herds
“That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:24: hath, fathers, youth
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