Jeremiah 35:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 35:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 35:9 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 35:9 — KJV
“Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:”
— Jeremiah 35:9 (KJV)
Jeremiah 35:9 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 35:9
“Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 35:9: nor, build, dwell
“But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 35:9: nor, neither, vineyard
“Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 35:9: nor, neither, vineyard
“And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God. safely: or, with confidence despise: or, spoil”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 35:9: build, houses, dwell
“And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 35:9: nor, houses, neither
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