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Jeremiah 8:17 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Jeremiah 8:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 8 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.”
Jeremiah 8:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 8:17
This verse introduces startling imagery: 'For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed.' The Hebrew nachashim (נְחָשִׁים, serpents) and tsephionim (צִפְעֹנִים, vipers, poisonous snakes) represent the Babylonian invaders. 'Which will not be charmed' (asher ein-lahem lachash, אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהֶם לָחַשׁ) indicates these 'serpents' cannot be controlled by magical incantations—referring to diplomatic efforts or military strategies that had sometimes deflected other enemies. 'And they shall bite you, saith the LORD' promises certain destruction. God Himself send...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 8:17
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“then is there no profit for the charmer's tongue.”
“and devoured with burning heat and bitter destruction. I will send the teeth of animals on them”
“and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.”
“and a bear met him; Or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall”
“O Philistia”
“I will search and take them out there; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea”
“and in their tails. For their tails are like serpents”