Jeremiah 50:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 50:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 50:16 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing swor..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 50:16 — KJV
“Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land. sickle; or, scythe”
— Jeremiah 50:16 (KJV)
Jeremiah 50:16 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 50:16
“And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:16: turn, every, one
“And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. slew...: Heb. made him fall”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:16: cut, off, sword
“And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:16: cut, off, one
“He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword. made...: Heb. multiplied the faller”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:16: oppressing, sword, one
“Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:16: cut, off, babylon
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