Jeremiah 6:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 6:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 6:8 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The NIV reads: "Take warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you and make your land desolate so no one can live in it.”" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 6:8 — NIV
“Take warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you and make your land desolate so no one can live in it.””
— Jeremiah 6:8 (NIV)
Cross-References for Jeremiah 6:8
“I will thrust you out of my presence, just as I did all your fellow Israelites, the people of Ephraim.’”
Shares the theme of God abandoning Jerusalem
“Then the Lord said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me, my heart would not go out to this people. Send them away from my presence! Let them go!”
Shares theme of God's irreversible decision to punish the people
“Even if they rear children, I will bereave them of every one.’ Woe to them when I turn away from them!”
Shares theme of God turning away
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate.”
Shares theme of impending judgment on Jerusalem
“Look, your house is left to you desolate.”
Shares theme of desolation and abandonment
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