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Jeremiah 15:9 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Jeremiah 15:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 15 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day : she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.”
Jeremiah 15:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 15:9
This verse describes maternal devastation: 'She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day.' A woman who bore seven children—symbol of complete blessing (Ruth 4:15, 1 Samuel 2:5)—now 'languishes' (amlela). 'Given up the ghost' (naphcha nafshah) means she has expired—mother dies after children. 'Her sun is gone down while yet day'—premature end, life cut short when it should continue. 'She hath been ashamed and confounded' (boshah vechaphera). 'And the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD....
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 15:9
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“the barren has borne seven. She who has many children languishes.”
“the loss of children”
“that was full of people! She has become as a widow”
“says the Lord Yahweh, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon”
“I watch over them for evil”
“when they tell you”
“says Yahweh”
“and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of you; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds”
“The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.”