Jeremiah 6:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 6:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 6:6 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 6:6 — KJV
“For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her. cast...: or, pour out the engine of shot”
— Jeremiah 6:6 (KJV)
Jeremiah 6:6 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 6:6
“For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. noise: or, multitude”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:6: thus, hath, lord
“Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:6: thus, lord, hosts
“He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee. cast...: or, pour out the engine of shot”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:6: cast, mount, against
“Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:6: thus, hath, lord
“For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:6: thus, hath, lord
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