Jeremiah 5:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 5:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 5:16 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 5:16 — KJV
“Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.”
— Jeremiah 5:16 (KJV)
Jeremiah 5:16 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 5:16
“Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: work: Heb. doing”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:16: open, mighty, men
“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:16: open, men
“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:16: mighty, men
“Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. a mighty...: Heb. a prince of God”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:16: sepulchre, mighty
“And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. an open...: Heb. the door of eyes, or, of Enajim”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:16: open, men
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