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Jeremiah 49:19 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 49:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 49 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me? appoint me: or, convent me in judgment?”
Jeremiah 49:19 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 49:19
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan (כְּאַרְיֵה יַעֲלֶה, k'aryeh ya'aleh)—God depicts Himself as the apex predator bursting from Jordan's dense thickets (ga'on haYarden, the 'pride of Jordan'—dense jungle along the riverbank where lions once lived). This terrifying image of divine warfare overwhelms Edom's 'strong habitation' (naveh eitan).Who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? (מִי כָמֹונִי וּמִי יוֹעִדֵנִי, mi khamoni umi yo'ideni)—Four rhetorical questions establish God's incomparability and judicial prerogative. No shepherd (leader) can withstand Him...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 49:19
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“and they have wearied you”
“and their ruler shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near”
“and the feet of the priests who bore the ark had dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks all the time of harvest)”
“Yahweh”
“[the enemy] shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoever is chosen”
“None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?”
“behold”
“our God”
“for in your sight no man living is righteous.”
“and the rocks are broken apart by him.”