Jeremiah 51:49
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 51:49 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 51:49 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth. As...: or, Both..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 51:49 — KJV
“As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth. As...: or, Both Babylon is to fall, O ye slain of Israel, and with Babylon, etc the earth: or, the country”
— Jeremiah 51:49 (KJV)
Jeremiah 51:49 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 51:49
“Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. full of blood: Heb. filled with, etc perverseness: or, wresting of judgment”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:49: hath, israel, earth
“There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:49: caused, slain, fall
“Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity. caused...: Heb. were for a stumblingblock of iniquity unto, etc”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:49: caused, israel, fall
“And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: befallen...: Heb. found us”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:49: hath, israel, fall
“And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:49: hath, slain, both
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