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Jeremiah 14:18 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Jeremiah 14:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 14 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. go about: or, make merchandise against a land, and men acknowledge it not”
Jeremiah 14:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 14:18
The vision of devastation continues: 'If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine!' No escape exists: countryside brings death by sword (warfare), city brings death by famine (siege). The final observation about religious leaders: 'yea, the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.' This likely depicts exile—even spiritual leaders are displaced, wandering in foreign lands. The comprehensive nature of judgment means no location, social class, or profession escapes. The leaders ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 14:18
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“and the pestilence and the famine within: he who is in the field shall die with the sword: and he who is in the city”
“Yahweh; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: Abroad the sword bereaves”
“and their fields to those who shall possess them: for everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.”
“and your king whom you shall set over you”
“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?”
“in the ninth day of the month”
“For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.”
“from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods”
“[and] the iniquities of her priests”
“and her priests teach for a price”