Jeremiah 8:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 8:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 8:14 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 8:14 — KJV
“Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD. gall: or, poison”
— Jeremiah 8:14 (KJV)
Jeremiah 8:14 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 8:14
“Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:14: let, cities, lord
“And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:14: enter, into, hath
“Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah. word: Heb. mouth”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:14: enter, into, given
“And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. to turn...: Heb. revolt against the LORD”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:14: lord, god, hath
“And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand. smite...: Heb. cut off the tail”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:14: enter, into, cities
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