Jeremiah 4:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 4:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 4:17 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 4:17 — KJV
“As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.”
— Jeremiah 4:17 (KJV)
Jeremiah 4:17 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 4:17
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:17: round, about, because
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; by...: Heb. by revenging revengement”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:17: against, because, hath
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:17: against, because, hath
“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 4:17: against, round, about
“Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:17: against, round, about
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