Jeremiah 6:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 6:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 6:12 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 6:12 — KJV
“And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD.”
— Jeremiah 6:12 (KJV)
Jeremiah 6:12 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 6:12
“For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them. deliver: Heb. make to be found”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:12: hand, inhabitants, land
“For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:12: houses, fields, land
“Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:12: turned, hand, saith
“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 6:12: stretch, hand, land
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:12: stretch, hand, land
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