Jeremiah 9:17
The Scripture
(17) Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
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.
Read the full chapter and its overview →Cross-references
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Chronicles 35:25Job 3:8Ecclesiastes 12:5Amos 5:16Amos 5:17Matthew 9:23Mark 5:38
Related verses (shared words)
Exodus 1:19Judges 5:24Judges 16:27I Samuel 15:33I Kings 11:1Esther 2:3