Jeremiah 6:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 6:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 6:1 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 6:1 — KJV
“O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.”
— Jeremiah 6:1 (KJV)
Jeremiah 6:1 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 6:1
“Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:1: gather, yourselves, jerusalem
“Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. retire: or, strengthen destruction: Heb. breaking”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:1: set, evil, north
“Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:1: children, jerusalem, set
“And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. gathered...: Heb. were called”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:1: children, gather, fire
“And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. came to hand: Heb. was found they came...: Heb. were found”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:1: children, benjamin, set
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