Jeremiah 49:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 49:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 49:8 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 49:8 — KJV
“Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him. turn...: or, they are turned back”
— Jeremiah 49:8 (KJV)
Jeremiah 49:8 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 49:8
“Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. fatted...: Heb. bullocks of the stall”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:8: turn, back, calamity
“And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. power: Heb. hand”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:8: flee, turn, back
“And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:8: turn, back, time
“And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:8: turn, back, bring
“Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. sun dial: Heb. degrees by, or, with the sun”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:8: turn, back, bring
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