Jeremiah 48:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 48:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 48:7 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth in..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 48:7 — KJV
“For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.”
— Jeremiah 48:7 (KJV)
Jeremiah 48:7 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 48:7
“Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. their king: or, Melcom”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:7: into, captivity, priests
“The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:7: also, taken, into
“And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:7: because, hast, taken
“When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:7: hast, taken, forth
“And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. footmen: or, guard: Heb. runners”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:7: because, also, forth
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