Jeremiah 9:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 9:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 9:12 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may decl..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 9:12 — KJV
“Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?”
— Jeremiah 9:12 (KJV)
Jeremiah 9:12 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 9:12
“And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king. God...: Heb. Let the king live”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:12: whom, lord, hath
“And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:12: mouth, lord, hath
“But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:12: mouth, lord, hath
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:12: may, lord, hath
“So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:12: lord, hath, land
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