Jeremiah 50:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 50:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 50:6 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountai..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 50:6 — KJV
“My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace. restingplace: Heb. place to lie down in”
— Jeremiah 50:6 (KJV)
Jeremiah 50:6 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 50:6
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. laid...: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:6: hath, sheep, astray
“For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah. God...: Heb. Let king Adonijah live”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:6: hath, sheep, gone
“Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. laden: Heb. of heaviness gone...: Heb. alienated, or, separated”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:6: people, away, gone
“Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. torn: or, as dung”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:6: people, hath, turned
“Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? a measure: Heb. a tierce”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:6: hath, mountains, mountain
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