Jeremiah 51:58
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 51:58 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 51:58 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned wit..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 51:58 — KJV
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary. The broad...: or, The walls of broad Babylon broken: or, made naked”
— Jeremiah 51:58 (KJV)
Jeremiah 51:58 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 51:58
“Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity? for...: or, in vain?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:58: lord, hosts, fire
“Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:58: thus, saith, lord
“Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:58: thus, saith, lord
“And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury. be made...: Heb. be healed”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:58: thus, saith, lord
“Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:58: thus, saith, lord
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