Jeremiah 9:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 9:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 9:10 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 9:10 — KJV
“For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone. habitations: or, pastures burned up: or, desolate both...: Heb. from the fowl even to, etc”
— Jeremiah 9:10 (KJV)
Jeremiah 9:10 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 9:10
“And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land. shall become: Heb. shall be and shall be”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:10: take, pass, neither
“Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up. mine: Heb. for me”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:10: take, men, hear
“For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through. most...: Heb. desolation and desolation”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:10: mountains, none, pass
“And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil. settled: Heb. curded, or, thickened”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:10: can, pass, neither
“In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:10: weeping, lamentation, because
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