Jeremiah 5:14
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.”Jeremiah 5:14
What Does Jeremiah 5:14 Mean?
Jeremiah 5:14 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 5, verse 14 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Judgment.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 5:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 1:9“Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.”Jeremiah 23:29“Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?”Revelation 11:5“And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.”Hosea 6:5“Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.”Zechariah 1:6“But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.”2 Kings 1:10“And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.”Jeremiah 28:15“Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.”Jeremiah 21:12“O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.”2 Samuel 22:9“There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.”Jeremiah 39:16“Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.”Ezekiel 23:45“And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.”Acts 5:5“And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.”
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