Jeremiah 6:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 6:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 6:17 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 6:17 — KJV
“Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.”
— Jeremiah 6:17 (KJV)
Jeremiah 6:17 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 6:17
“Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:17: also, over, trumpet
“Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:17: also, over, hearken
“And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. behaved...: or, prospered”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:17: also, set, over
“Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:17: also, set, hearken
“But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:17: saying, sound, trumpet
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