Jeremiah 47:2
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 47
“Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.”Jeremiah 47:2
What Does Jeremiah 47:2 Mean?
Jeremiah 47:2 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 47, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 47:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 46:7“Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?”Jeremiah 46:20“Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.”Isaiah 8:7“Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:”Isaiah 15:2“He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.”Jeremiah 1:14“Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.”Jeremiah 8:16“The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.”Psalms 24:1“The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.”Psalms 50:12“If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.”Psalms 96:11“Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.”Psalms 98:7“Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.”Isaiah 14:31“Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.”Isaiah 15:8“For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.”Isaiah 22:1“The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?”Isaiah 22:4“Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.”Isaiah 28:17“Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.”Isaiah 28:18“And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.”Isaiah 59:19“So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.”Jeremiah 18:22“Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.”Jeremiah 46:6“Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.”Jeremiah 46:13“The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.”
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