Jeremiah 52:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 52:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 52:7 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 52:7 — KJV
“Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.”
— Jeremiah 52:7 (KJV)
Jeremiah 52:7 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 52:7
“And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 52:7: city, broken, men
“And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 52:7: then, city, men
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 52:7: city, men, forth
“And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. as it were a day's...: Heb. as it were the way of a day”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 52:7: went, forth, way
“And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. bar...: Heb. with the bar”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 52:7: city, went, night
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