Jeremiah 4:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 4:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 4:6 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. retire..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 4:6 — KJV
“Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. retire: or, strengthen destruction: Heb. breaking”
— Jeremiah 4:6 (KJV)
Jeremiah 4:6 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 4:6
“O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:6: set, evil, north
“Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. arms: Heb. bosom”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:6: set, standard, bring
“Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. destruction: Heb. breaking”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:6: evil, destruction, heb
“And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar. which lieth: Heb. which is turned a slaughter...: Heb. a weapon of his breaking in pieces by his...: Heb. upon his loins”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:6: toward, north, heb
“For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. after...: Heb. at the end of times, even years”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:6: set, north, great
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