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Jeremiah 50:16 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Jeremiah 50:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 50 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land. sickle; or, scythe”
Jeremiah 50:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 50:16
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest—agricultural imagery depicts total economic devastation. The zore'a (זֹרֵעַ, sower) who plants and the reaper with the maggil (מַגָּל, sickle) represent the entire agricultural cycle from planting to harvest. Cutting them off means no food production, economic collapse, famine. This fulfills covenant curses (Deuteronomy 28:33, 51)—enemies will consume the fruit of your labor.For fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land—the cosmopolit...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 50:16
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“but she is not healed: forsake her”
“yes”
“and like sheep that no one gathers”
“you farmers! Wail”
“as the lion; for their land is become an astonishment because of the fierceness of the oppressing [sword]”
“the God of Armies”
“I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.”