Jeremiah 8:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 8:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 8:19 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 8:19 — KJV
“Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? them...: Heb. the country of them that are far off”
— Jeremiah 8:19 (KJV)
Jeremiah 8:19 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 8:19
“Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. undone: Heb. cut off”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:19: people, because, dwell
“But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. presumptuously: Heb. with an high hand”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:19: people, lord, anger
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. sleep: Heb. lie down”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:19: behold, people, lord
“And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come. holy: Heb. holiness”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:19: daughter, because, dwell
“Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: wanton...: Heb. deceiving with their eyes mincing: or, tripping nicely”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:19: daughter, because, lord
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