Jeremiah 46:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 46:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 46:5 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 46:5 — KJV
“Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD. beaten...: Heb. broken in pieces fled...: Heb. fled a flight”
— Jeremiah 46:5 (KJV)
Jeremiah 46:5 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 46:5
“Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD. cause...: or, the LORD shall bring down”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:5: mighty, ones, down
“They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him. back: Heb. neck”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:5: turned, back, down
“And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. cast: Heb. fastened”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:5: turned, away, mighty
“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 46:5: turned, back, fled
“Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD. blood: Heb. bloods plat: or, portion”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:5: seen, round, saith
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