1 Corinthians 14:8

1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 14

“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?”1 Corinthians 14:8

What Does 1 Corinthians 14:8 Mean?

1 Corinthians 14:8 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 14, verse 8 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (13)

These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 14:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Numbers 10:9“And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.”Ezekiel 33:3“If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;”Jeremiah 4:19“My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.”Nehemiah 4:18“For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.”Job 39:24“He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.”Isaiah 27:13“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.”Joel 2:1“Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;”Amos 3:6“Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?”1 Corinthians 14:7“And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?”Joshua 6:4“And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.”Judges 7:16“And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.”2 Samuel 18:16“And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.”Ephesians 6:11“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”

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