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Jeremiah 19:9 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Jeremiah 19:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 19 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.”
Jeremiah 19:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 19:9
The most horrific judgment: "And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them." This describes siege-induced cannibalism—starvation so severe that covenant curses are literally fulfilled (Lev 26:29, Deut 28:53-57). Parents eating their own children represents the absolute depths of human degradation.This wasn't hyperbole but literal prophecy, fulfilled during the Babylonian siege (Lam 2:20, 4:10, Eze...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 19:9
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“and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand”
“The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
“and you will eat the flesh of your daughters.”
“the flesh of your sons and of your daughters”
“and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments on you; and the whole remnant of you will I scatter to all the winds.”
“Yahweh”
“there cried a woman to him”