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Jeremiah 29:17 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Jeremiah 29:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 29 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.”
Jeremiah 29:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 29:17
I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence—This covenantal curse triad (חֶרֶב רָעָב וָדֶבֶר, cherev ra'av vadever) appears repeatedly in Jeremiah (14:12, 21:7, 24:10, 27:8, 29:18, 32:24, 38:2, 42:17, 44:13), echoing Leviticus 26:25-26 and Deuteronomy 28:21-22. God doesn't improvise judgment—He executes the covenant curses Israel agreed to at Sinai.And will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil—The fig metaphor from chapter 24 returns. The Hebrew שְׁקֻעִים (shequim) means rotten, abhorrent figs—inedible and worthless. Those who seemed blessed by r...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 29:17
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“which can't be eaten”
“with the famine”
“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”
“and shall strike the land of Egypt; such as are for death [shall be given] to death”
“and wrath to this people.”
“saying”
“when they tell you”
“to proclaim liberty”
“that the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon”
“famines”