Jeremiah 51:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 51:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 51:40 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 51:40 — KJV
“I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.”
— Jeremiah 51:40 (KJV)
Jeremiah 51:40 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 51:40
“The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:40: lambs, slaughter, rams
“And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:40: lambs, rams, goats
“And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:40: lambs, rams, goats
“And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:40: lambs, rams, goats
“And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:40: lambs, rams, goats
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