Jeremiah 51:51
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 51:51 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 51:51 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctua..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 51:51 — KJV
“We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD'S house.”
— Jeremiah 51:51 (KJV)
Jeremiah 51:51 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 51:51
“Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:51: because, hath, come
“Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:51: heard, hath, come
“And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:51: because, hath, into
“The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. behold...: Heb. behold thee in thy evil”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:51: because, hath, into
“And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:51: heard, covered, into
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