Jeremiah 4:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 4:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 4:16 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 4:16 — KJV
“Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.”
— Jeremiah 4:16 (KJV)
Jeremiah 4:16 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 4:16
“Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:16: make, behold, come
“O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! O Zion...: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion O Jerusalem...: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:16: behold, jerusalem, voice
“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. trembling: or, slumber, or, poison when...: or, and also against Judah shall he be which shall be in siege against Jerusalem”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:16: make, behold, against
“For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:16: against, jerusalem, come
“Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:16: make, behold, against
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