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Jeremiah 6:12 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Jeremiah 6:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 6 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD.”
Jeremiah 6:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 6:12
The consequences of judgment include transfer of property: 'their houses shall be turned unto others.' The phrase 'with their fields and wives together' indicates total dispossession. God will 'stretch out my hand' (a gesture of judgment throughout Scripture) upon Judah's inhabitants. This reflects covenant curses from Deuteronomy 28:30-33, where disobedience results in others enjoying what you built and planted. Reformed theology sees this as the principle of divine justice: persistent covenant breaking leads to forfeiture of covenant blessings. The comprehensive loss (houses, fields, wives) ...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 6:12
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“and their fields to those who shall possess them: for everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.”
“and he has stretched out his hand against them”
“and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and the sky”
“and their houses a desolation. Yes”
“and will fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away”
“but you shall neither drink of the wine”
“and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards”
“Ephraim; and Ephraim”
“he has not withdrawn his hand from destroying; He has made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.”
“We are orphans and fatherless”