Jeremiah 46:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 46:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 46:16 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 46:16 — KJV
“He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword. made...: Heb. multiplied the faller”
— Jeremiah 46:16 (KJV)
Jeremiah 46:16 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 46:16
“And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim. middle: Heb. navel Meonenim: or, the regarders of times”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:16: one, another, again
“While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. fell: Heb. rushed”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:16: made, yea, one
“Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land. sickle; or, scythe”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:16: one, let, own
“Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. wicked...: Heb. children of iniquity”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:16: fall, fell, let
“Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. displease...: Heb. be evil in thine eyes one...: Heb. so and such”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:16: one, another, let
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