Jeremiah 9:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 9:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 9:21 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the yo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 9:21 — KJV
“For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.”
— Jeremiah 9:21 (KJV)
Jeremiah 9:21 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 9:21
“For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:21: come, into, off
“And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. slew...: Heb. made him fall”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:21: come, into, cut
“Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:21: into, children, young
“Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:21: cut, off, young
“Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:21: cut, off, young
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