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Jeremiah 13:16 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 13:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 13 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.”
Jeremiah 13:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 13:16
This verse urges repentance before darkness: 'Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains.' 'Give glory' (tenu kavod) means acknowledge God's authority, repent, worship properly. 'Before darkness' (beterem yachshikh) indicates approaching but not yet arrived judgment—window remains open. 'Dark mountains' (harei nesheph) picture travelers stumbling in twilight on mountain paths—dangerous, disorienting. 'And, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.' What they hope will be light (...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 13:16
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“and see distress”
“neither does righteousness overtake us: we look for light”
“The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.”
“behold”
“My son”
“darkness and distress. The light is darkened in its clouds.”
“says the Lord Yahweh, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon”
“and”
“and covered us with the shadow of death.”
“and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you”