Jeremiah 34:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 34:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 34:20 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bod..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 34:20 — KJV
“I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.”
— Jeremiah 34:20 (KJV)
Jeremiah 34:20 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 34:20
“And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 34:20: give, hand, enemies
“The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 34:20: give, dead, bodies
“This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. deliver...: Heb. shut thee up”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 34:20: give, into, hand
“And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven. open...: Heb. face of the field”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 34:20: give, into, meat
“And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 34:20: give, into, hand
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