Jeremiah 8:15
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!”Jeremiah 8:15
What Does Jeremiah 8:15 Mean?
Jeremiah 8:15 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 8, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Peace (Shalom).
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 8:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 30:26“When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.”Jeremiah 14:19“Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!”Jeremiah 13:16“Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.”Lamentations 3:17“And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.”Micah 1:12“For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.”Matthew 24:6“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.”1 Thessalonians 5:3“For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”Job 3:9“Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:”Isaiah 59:9“Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.”Isaiah 59:11“We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.”Jeremiah 4:10“Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.”Jeremiah 8:11“For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.”Ezekiel 7:25“Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.”Ezekiel 13:10“Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:”
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