Jeremiah 8:17
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 8:17
What Does Jeremiah 8:17 Mean?
Jeremiah 8:17 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 8, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Temptation, and Spiritual Warfare.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 8:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Numbers 21:6“And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.”Ecclesiastes 10:11“Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.”Psalms 58:5“Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.”Psalms 58:4“Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;”Deuteronomy 32:24“They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.”Isaiah 14:29“Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.”Proverbs 23:32“At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.”Amos 5:19“As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.”Amos 9:3“And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:”Habakkuk 2:7“Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?”Revelation 9:19“For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.”
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