Jeremiah 15:5
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 15
“For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?”Jeremiah 15:5
What Does Jeremiah 15:5 Mean?
Jeremiah 15:5 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 15, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Lament, Exile & Belonging, Care for the Poor, and Compassion.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 15:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 51:19“These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?”Nahum 3:7“And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?”Jeremiah 21:7“And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.”Psalms 69:20“Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.”Exodus 18:7“And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.”1 Samuel 17:22“And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.”1 Samuel 25:5“And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:”Job 19:21“Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.”Jeremiah 13:14“And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.”Jeremiah 16:5“For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.”Lamentations 1:12“Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.”Lamentations 2:15“All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?”Judges 18:15“And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.”1 Samuel 10:4“And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.”
People & Places
Jerusalem
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