Jeremiah 8:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?

The voice

Jeremiah 4:16

Isaiah 13:5

Isaiah 39:3

The lord

Her king

Psalm 146:10

Psalm 149:2

Isaiah 33:22

Bible References

The voice

Make this come to the minds of the nations, make a statement openly against Jerusalem, that attackers are coming from a far country and their voices will be loud against the towns of Judah.

They come from a far country, from the farthest part of heaven, even the Lord and the instruments of his wrath, with destruction for all the land.

Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, What did these men say, and where did they come from? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country, even from Babylon.

The lord

Have you completely given up Judah? is your soul turned in disgust from Zion? why have you given us blows from which there is no one to make us well? we were looking for peace, but no good came; and for a time of well-being, but there was only a great fear.

For there will be a day when those who get in the grapes on the hills of Ephraim will be crying, Up! let us go up to Zion to the Lord our God.

Praise be to the Lord out of Zion, even to the Lord whose house is in Jerusalem, Let the Lord be praised.

Let your voice be sounding in a cry of joy, O daughter of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.

Awake! awake! put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful robes, O Jerusalem, the holy town: for from now there will never again come into you the unclean and those without circumcision.

And it will be that whoever makes his prayer to the name of the Lord will be kept safe: for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem some will be kept safe, as the Lord has said, and will be among the small band marked out by the Lord.

And I will send punishment for their blood, for which punishment has not been sent, for the Lord is living in Zion.

But in Mount Zion some will be kept safe, and it will be holy; and the children of Jacob will take their heritage.

To the angel of the church in Ephesus say: These things says he who has the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the middle of the seven gold lights:

Her king

The Lord will be King for ever; your God, O Zion, will be King through all generations. Praise be to the Lord.

Let Israel have joy in his maker; let the children of Zion be glad in their King.

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law-giver, the Lord is our king; he will be our saviour.