Jeremiah 39:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 39:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 39:8 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusale..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 39:8 — KJV
“And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.”
— Jeremiah 39:8 (KJV)
Jeremiah 39:8 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 39:8
“And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 39:8: burned, king, house
“And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 39:8: king, house, houses
“And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 39:8: house, fire, brake
“Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD. against thee: of, of thee”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 39:8: king, house, houses
“And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 39:8: burned, king, house
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