PrayerKeyPrayerKey
PrayAll PrayersBibleLive SermonDocsAboutGo Live Now
Old TestamentJeremiah · Chapter 49

Jeremiah 49:19

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 49:19 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Jeremiah 49:19 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will sudden..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Jeremiah 49:19 — KJV

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?

Jeremiah 49:19 (KJV)

Jeremiah 49:19 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.

God's plans & hopeHonest tearsCalling on GodNew covenantFaithfulness in hard assignments
Explore the full Book of Jeremiah — all 52 chapters

Cross-References for Jeremiah 49:19

Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly 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 to plead?

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:19: behold, come, like

Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:19: behold, come, may

Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:19: may, appoint, over

But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. I thought: Heb. I said I thought...: or, I said with myself, He will surely come out, etc: Heb. I said strike: Heb. move up and down

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:19: behold, come, away

Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:19: like, make, chosen

Pray Jeremiah 49:19

Generate a Prayer from Jeremiah 49:19

Our AI will write a personal prayer inspired by this scripture — tailored to your situation. Free, instant, no account needed.

✦ Pray This Verse

Prayers Related to Jeremiah

Prayer for HopePrayer for PurposePrayer Based on Jeremiah 29:11Prayer for HealingPrayer for Fear of the Future

More from Jeremiah 49

v1v2v3v4v5v6v7v8v9v10v11v12+27 more
Jeremiah 49:18Jeremiah 49:20

Curated by

Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey