Jeremiah 42:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 42:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 42:22 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 42:22 — KJV
“Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn. to go...: or, to go to sojourn”
— Jeremiah 42:22 (KJV)
Jeremiah 42:22 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 42:22
“But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD. a few...: Heb. men of number”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:22: now, know, sword
“Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:22: now, therefore, sword
“And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:22: now, therefore, sword
“So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. So...: Heb. So shall all the men be”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:22: die, sword, famine
“Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 42:22: now, therefore, know
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