Jeremiah 47:7

Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 47

“How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.”Jeremiah 47:7

What Does Jeremiah 47:7 Mean?

Jeremiah 47:7 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 47, verse 7 of the Old 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 Jeremiah 47:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Zephaniah 2:5“Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.”Ezekiel 14:17“Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:”Micah 6:9“The LORD’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.”Isaiah 10:6“I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.”1 Samuel 15:3“Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.”Isaiah 13:3“I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.”Isaiah 23:11“He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.”Isaiah 37:26“Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.”Isaiah 45:1“Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;”Isaiah 46:10“Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:”Ezekiel 25:16“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.”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?”Zephaniah 2:6“And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.”

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