Jeremiah 49:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 49:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 49:23 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 49:23 — KJV
“Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. fainthearted: Heb. melted on...: or, as on the sea”
— Jeremiah 49:23 (KJV)
Jeremiah 49:23 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 49:23
“And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. tidings: Heb. hearing”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:23: heard, tidings, heb
“And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:23: heard, evil, tidings
“And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. complained: or, were as it were complainers it displeased: Heb. it was evil in the ears of”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:23: heard, evil, heb
“And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. men...: Heb. men of statures”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:23: evil, sea, heb
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:23: heard, sea, melted
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