Jeremiah 4:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 4:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 4:8 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 4:8 — KJV
“For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.”
— Jeremiah 4:8 (KJV)
Jeremiah 4:8 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 4:8
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:8: fierce, anger, lord
“And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day. Achor: that is, Trouble”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:8: fierce, anger, lord
“Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal. provocations: Heb. angers”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:8: fierce, anger, lord
“Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:8: gird, sackcloth, lament
“Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. their king: or, Melcom”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:8: gird, sackcloth, lament
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