Jeremiah 9:16
The Scripture
(16) I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Jeremiah warns the people of Judah that they have abandoned God and worshipped false gods, building high places and sacrificing to them. He declares that God will punish them with disaster and that only true devotion to Him will bring salvation. The chapter stresses the danger of idolatry and the need for sincere repentance.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 13:24Leviticus 26:33Deuteronomy 4:27Deuteronomy 28:25Deuteronomy 28:36Deuteronomy 28:64Deuteronomy 32:26Nehemiah 1:8Psalms 106:27Ezekiel 11:17Ezekiel 12:15Ezekiel 20:23
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