Jeremiah 49:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 49:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 49:17 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues there..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 49:17 — KJV
“Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.”
— Jeremiah 49:17 (KJV)
Jeremiah 49:17 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 49:17
“And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:17: every, one, astonished
“Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:17: every, one, goeth
“And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:17: every, one, astonished
“This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:17: desolation, every, one
“The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:17: every, one, goeth
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