Jeremiah 49:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 49:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 49:9 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 49:9 — KJV
“If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough. till...: Heb. their sufficiency”
— Jeremiah 49:9 (KJV)
Jeremiah 49:9 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 49:9
“If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes? some...: or, gleanings?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:9: grapegatherers, would, leave
“Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household. some...: Heb. we shall find punishment”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:9: come, some, till
“For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. destroy: Heb. blot out”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:9: night, destroy, heb
“And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord. leave: Heb. set, or, place What...: Heb. Wherefore is this?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:9: leave, some, heb
“And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. eaten...: Heb. come to the inward parts of them”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 49:9: come, till, heb
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