Jeremiah 5:17
The Scripture
(17) And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Jeremiah delivers a message of judgment and repentance to the people of Judah, warning them that their sins have brought divine punishment and that they must seek forgiveness. The chapter emphasizes the seriousness of their iniquity and the need for a change of heart.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Leviticus 26:16Deuteronomy 28:30Deuteronomy 28:31Deuteronomy 28:33Judges 6:3Judges 6:4Isaiah 62:9Isaiah 65:22Habakkuk 3:17Habakkuk 3:18Jeremiah 1:15Jeremiah 4:7
Related verses (shared words)
Psalms 105:33Deuteronomy 28:52Leviticus 23:40Deuteronomy 8:8II Chronicles 2:8Hosea 2:12