Jeremiah 46:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 46:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 46:8 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the e..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 46:8 — KJV
“Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.”
— Jeremiah 46:8 (KJV)
Jeremiah 46:8 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 46:8
“Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. all that...: Heb. the fulness thereof”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:8: flood, waters, saith
“For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:8: like, waters, saith
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him. to mourn: Heb. to be black”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:8: flood, waters, saith
“And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:8: flood, waters, earth
“And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:8: waters, moved, cover
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