Jeremiah 51:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 51:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 51:8 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 51:8 — KJV
“Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.”
— Jeremiah 51:8 (KJV)
Jeremiah 51:8 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 51:8
“Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:8: take, pain, may
“And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:8: take, may
“And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:8: take, balm
“And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. seek...: Heb. roll himself upon us”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:8: take, may
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. pools...: Heb. gathering of their waters”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 51:8: take, may
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