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Jeremiah 50:6 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 50:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 50 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace. restingplace: Heb. place to lie down in”
Jeremiah 50:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 50:6
My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace. This verse employs the shepherd-sheep metaphor central to biblical ecclesiology. The phrase "lost sheep" anticipates Jesus' self-identification as the Good Shepherd seeking the lost (John 10:11-16; Luke 15:3-7). The problem isn't the sheep's nature but failed shepherds—false leaders who led the flock astray rather than toward proper pasture.The reference to "mountains" and "from mountain to hill...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 50:6
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“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
“he was moved with compassion for them”
“I will feed them in a good pasture”
“go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
“the king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.”
“for I don't forget your commandments.”
“my soul”
“neither have you healed that which was sick”
“I wasn't sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
“Have you seen that which backsliding Israel has done? she is gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree”