Jeremiah 6:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 6:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 6:7 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me c..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 6:7 — KJV
“As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.”
— Jeremiah 6:7 (KJV)
Jeremiah 6:7 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 6:7
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:7: waters, heard, before
“Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about. Syria: Heb. Aram despise: or, spoil”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:7: wickedness, spoil, before
“Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:7: violence, spoil, before
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:7: wickedness, continually
“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 6:7: violence, before
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