Jeremiah 51:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 51:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 51:23 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 51:23 — KJV
“I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.”
— Jeremiah 51:23 (KJV)
Jeremiah 51:23 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 51:23
“And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:23: also, shepherd, flock
“And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. with...: Heb. as one man”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:23: pieces, yoke, oxen
“His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. substance: or, cattle household: or, husbandry men: Heb. sons”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:23: also, yoke, oxen
“At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. darkened: or, restrained”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:23: also, break, yoke
“Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:23: also, break, pieces
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