Jeremiah 16:2
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.”Jeremiah 16:2
What Does Jeremiah 16:2 Mean?
Jeremiah 16:2 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 16, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 8 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (8)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 16:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 19:14“And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.”Jeremiah 29:6“Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.”Lamentations 2:22“Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD’s anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.”Luke 21:23“But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.”Luke 23:29“For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.”Deuteronomy 28:32“Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand:”1 Corinthians 7:26“I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.”Matthew 24:19“And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!”
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