Jeremiah 50:44
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 50:44 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 50:44 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 50:44 — KJV
“Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me? appoint me...: or, convent me to plead?”
— Jeremiah 50:44 (KJV)
Jeremiah 50:44 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 50:44
“Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me? appoint me...: or, convent me in judgment?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:44: behold, come, like
“Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:44: behold, come, may
“Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:44: may, appoint, over
“But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. I thought: Heb. I said I thought...: or, I said with myself, He will surely come out, etc: Heb. I said strike: Heb. move up and down”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:44: behold, come, away
“Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:44: like, make, chosen
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