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Jeremiah 13:21 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Jeremiah 13:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 13 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail? punish: Heb visit upon”
Jeremiah 13:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 13:21
This verse announces unexpected reversal: 'What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captain, and as chief over thee.' When punishment comes, what excuse will remain? 'Thou hast taught them' (limmadt otham)—Jerusalem trained her own destroyers! Those she cultivated as 'captain' (alluf, chief, leader) and 'chief' (rosh, head) now rule over her as conquerors. The nations she courted as allies become oppressors. 'Shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?' Birth pangs (chavalim) picture sudden, inescapable, intensifying pain. Judgment arrives like labo...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 13:21
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“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.”
“the anguish as of her who brings forth her first child”
“and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?”
“all the women who are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes”
“and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will you do in the end of it?”
“and showed them the house of his precious things”
“Peace and safety, then sudden destruction will come on them”
“like the pains of a woman in labor. I am in so much pain that I can't hear. I so am dismayed that I can't see.”
“and the strongholds are seized”
“I am God? but you are man”