Jeremiah 31:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 31:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 31:15 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 31:15 — KJV
“Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.”
— Jeremiah 31:15 (KJV)
Jeremiah 31:15 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 31:15
“In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 31:15: voice, heard, lamentation
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 31:15: thus, saith, lord
“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border: ripped...: or, divided the mountains”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 31:15: thus, saith, lord
“A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 31:15: lord, voice, heard
“Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 31:15: thus, saith, lord
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