Jeremiah 4:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 4:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 4:28 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will n..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 4:28 — KJV
“For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.”
— Jeremiah 4:28 (KJV)
Jeremiah 4:28 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 4:28
“And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. did there...: Heb. rose up”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:28: earth, above, because
“Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:28: because, neither, turn
“I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:28: spoken, repent, neither
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:28: because, neither, back
“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 4:28: earth, neither, turn
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