Jeremiah 9:21
The Scripture
(21) For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
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 6:11Jeremiah 15:7II Chronicles 36:17Ezekiel 9:5Ezekiel 9:6Ezekiel 21:14Ezekiel 21:15Amos 6:10Amos 6:11
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