Jeremiah 6:8 Meaning
Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
Context Explained
6For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
7As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.
8Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
9Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.
10To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
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Related Cross References
Matthew 23:37
Jesus expresses a similar desire to gather Jerusalem, warning of its fate.
Hebrews 3:15
This verse encourages believers to heed God's voice and not harden their hearts.
Jeremiah 7:34
Jeremiah also warns of desolation if the people do not heed God's instruction.
Source: Jeremiah 6:8