Jeremiah 51:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 51:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 51:26 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 51:26 — KJV
“And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. desolate...: Heb. everlasting desolations”
— Jeremiah 51:26 (KJV)
Jeremiah 51:26 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 51:26
“Then shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever. desolate: Heb. desolations”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:26: nor, shalt, desolate
“Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people: Because: Heb. Because for because are...: or, ye are made to come up on the lip of the tongue”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:26: take, desolate, ever
“Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate. in it: Heb. in the midst of it”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:26: nor, desolate, saith
“And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD. shall be weak...: Heb. shall go into water”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:26: shalt, ever, saith
“I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD. a terror: Heb. terrors”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:26: shalt, ever, saith
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