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Jeremiah 15:5 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Jeremiah 15:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 15 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest? how: Heb. of thy peace?”
Jeremiah 15:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 15:5
This verse expresses divine disengagement: 'For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask of thy welfare?' Three rhetorical questions expect answer 'no one.' 'Pity' (chamal, חָמַל) is tender compassion; 'bemoan' (nud, נוּד) is to shake the head in sympathy; 'ask of welfare' (sha'al leshalom) is standard greeting inquiry. Jerusalem will find no sympathy, no mourning, no concerned inquiry. The isolation is complete—friends and allies abandon the judged city. Even God, who expressed such grief in 12:7-13, now announces Jerusalem's abandonme...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 15:5
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“and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort you?”
“and say”
“says Yahweh”
“and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity”
“and David said to the young men”
“all you who pass by? Look”
“and ran to the army”
“even the fathers and the sons together”
“and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare”