Jeremiah 7:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 7:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 7:6 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 7:6 — KJV
“If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:”
— Jeremiah 7:6 (KJV)
Jeremiah 7:6 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 7:6
“Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:6: oppress, stranger, fatherless
“Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:6: innocent, blood, place
“In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. oppression: or, deceit”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:6: oppress, stranger, fatherless
“And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:6: oppress, stranger, fatherless
“And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:6: walk, after, other
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