Jeremiah 51:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 51:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 51:12 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 51:12 — KJV
“Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon. ambushes: Heb. liers in wait”
— Jeremiah 51:12 (KJV)
Jeremiah 51:12 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 51:12
“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, make...: or, are the LORD's remembrancers”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:12: set, walls, make
“Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you. get...: Heb. flit greatly”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:12: babylon, lord, hath
“And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David: to him: or, for himself me: Heb. mine hand”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:12: lord, hath, done
“Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:12: lord, hath, done
“He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof. against...: or, concerning a merchantman the merchant city: Heb. Canaan strong...: or, strengths”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:12: strong, lord, hath
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