Jeremiah 46:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 46:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 46:21 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away togeth..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 46:21 — KJV
“Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. fatted...: Heb. bullocks of the stall”
— Jeremiah 46:21 (KJV)
Jeremiah 46:21 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 46:21
“And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow: who...: Heb. great of acts lionlike...: Heb. lion of God”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:21: also, men, midst
“And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. join...: Heb. associate themselves an...: Heb. rights he that begat...: or, whom she brought forth”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:21: men, together, stand
“Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me? appoint me...: or, convent me in judgment?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:21: men, like, away
“And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. seek...: Heb. roll himself upon us”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:21: men, turned, because
“And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. power: Heb. hand”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:21: men, turned, back
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