Jeremiah 7:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 7:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 7:18 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 7:18 — KJV
“The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. queen...: or, frame, or, workmanship of heaven”
— Jeremiah 7:18 (KJV)
Jeremiah 7:18 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 7:18
“And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:18: fire, pour, drink
“But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. queen...: or, frame of heaven victuals: Heb. bread”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:18: fathers, queen, heaven
“And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men? men: or, husbands?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:18: make, cakes, queen
“And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:18: heaven, pour, drink
“For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:18: kindle, other, gods
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