Jeremiah 52:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 52:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 52:6 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 52:6 — KJV
“And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.”
— Jeremiah 52:6 (KJV)
Jeremiah 52:6 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 52:6
“And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 52:6: fourth, month, ninth
“And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 52:6: fourth, month, ninth
“And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 52:6: famine, sore, bread
“So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 52:6: month, day, famine
“Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 52:6: month, day, famine
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