Jeremiah 15:7
15:6 Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways. children: or, whatsoever is dear
KJV
I have winnowed them with a fan in the gates of the land; I have bereaved them of children. I have destroyed my people. They didn’t return from their ways.
And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways.
And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people since they return not from their ways.
What does Jeremiah 15:7 mean?
Jeremiah 15:7 is a verse in the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָרָה (zârâh), מִזְרֶה (mizreh), שַׁעַר (shaʻar). It connects to 17 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? Aijeleth: or, the hind of the morning helping: Heb. my salvation
Psalms 22:2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. am: Heb. there is no silence to me
Psalms 42:7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
Psalms 43:2For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: Wisdom: Heb. Wisdoms, that is, Excellent wisdom
Proverbs 1:21She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
Proverbs 8:2She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
Proverbs 8:3She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Jeremiah 5:5I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
Matthew 26:40And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
Matthew 26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Luke 14:21So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
John 1:6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
Romans 13:11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
1 Corinthians 15:34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
Ephesians 5:14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. he: or, it
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Jeremiah 15:7.
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
Genesis 27:45Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
Isaiah 30:24The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. clean: or, savoury: Heb. leavened
Frequently asked questions
What does Jeremiah 15:7 say?
Jeremiah 15:7 (King James Version) reads: "And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways. children: or, whatsoever is dear"
Is Jeremiah 15:7 in the Old or New Testament?
Jeremiah 15:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Jeremiah.
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