Jeremiah 6:1

Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 6

“O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.”Jeremiah 6:1

What Does Jeremiah 6:1 Mean?

Jeremiah 6:1 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 6, verse 1 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 6:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

2 Chronicles 20:20“And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.”Nehemiah 3:14“But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.”Jeremiah 10:17“Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.”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?”Jeremiah 4:5“Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.”Jeremiah 4:6“Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.”Amos 1:1“The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.”Luke 21:21“Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.”Joshua 18:21“Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz,”Judges 1:21“And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.”2 Samuel 14:2“And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:”2 Chronicles 11:6“He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,”Psalms 74:4“Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.”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 6:22“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.”Zechariah 6:6“The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.”Numbers 10:9“And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.”Joshua 15:63“As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.”Jeremiah 4:15“For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.”Jeremiah 4:19“My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.”

People & Places

BenjaminBeth-haccheremJerusalemTekoa

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