Jeremiah 21:14

Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 21

“But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.”Jeremiah 21:14

What Does Jeremiah 21:14 Mean?

Jeremiah 21:14 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 21, verse 14 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Judgment.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Jeremiah 21:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Jeremiah 17:10“I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.”Isaiah 3:10“Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.”Jeremiah 17:27“But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.”Ezekiel 20:47“And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.”Proverbs 1:31“Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.”Jeremiah 32:19“Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:”Jeremiah 50:32“And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.”2 Chronicles 36:19“And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.”Jeremiah 52:13“And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:”Isaiah 10:18“And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.”Jeremiah 9:25“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;”Jeremiah 22:7“And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.”Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;”Galatians 6:7“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”Isaiah 10:12“Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.”Isaiah 24:21“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.”Isaiah 27:10“Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.”Isaiah 37:24“By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.”Jeremiah 6:29“The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.”Jeremiah 11:16“The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.”

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