Jeremiah 9:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 9:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 9:4 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and e..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 9:4 — KJV
“Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders. neighbour: or, friend”
— Jeremiah 9:4 (KJV)
Jeremiah 9:4 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 9:4
“That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. fail...: Heb. be cut off from thee from the throne”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:4: take, heed, one
“Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. fail...: Heb. be cut off unto thee a man from my sight so that: Heb. only if”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:4: take, heed, one
“Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me. There...: Heb. There shall not a man be cut off”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:4: take, heed, one
“I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. behaved myself: Heb. walked as though...: Heb. as a friend, as a brother to me”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:4: one, brother, walk
“And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. be amazed: Heb. wonder one...: Heb. every man at his neighbour flames: Heb. faces of the flames”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:4: take, every, one
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