Jeremiah 49:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 49:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 49:3 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 49:3 — KJV
“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”
— Jeremiah 49:3 (KJV)
Jeremiah 49:3 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 49:3
“Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:3: howl, gird, sackcloth
“And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:3: king, into, captivity
“For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:3: howl, gird, sackcloth
“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.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:3: into, captivity, priests
“Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:3: daughters, king, into
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