Jeremiah 4:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 4:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 4:7 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 4:7 — KJV
“The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.”
— Jeremiah 4:7 (KJV)
Jeremiah 4:7 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 4:7
“Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, utterly...: Heb. desolate with desolation”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:7: land, desolate, cities
“For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:7: way, place, land
“And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:7: make, land, desolate
“The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. yelled: Heb. gave out their voice”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:7: lion, land, cities
“For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:7: gentiles, forth, make
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