Jeremiah 50:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 50:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 50:11 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at g..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 50:11 — KJV
“Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls; fat: Heb. big, or, corpulent bellow...: or, neigh as steeds”
— Jeremiah 50:11 (KJV)
Jeremiah 50:11 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 50:11
“If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; gotten...: Heb. found much”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:11: because, rejoiced, mine
“Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. thou shalt...: Heb. do not thou excel he went...: or, my couch is gone”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:11: because, fat, heb
“He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. consecration: Heb. separation”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:11: because, fat, heb
“Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. done...: Heb. diminished”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:11: because, fat, heb
“Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: if: Heb. because”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:11: because, fat, heb
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