Jeremiah 49:31

“Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.”

"Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone." - Jeremiah 49:31
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What does Jeremiah 49:31 mean?

The verse Jeremiah 49:31 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the Lord, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone." This verse is part of a larger prophecy in the Book of…

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Sojourners in a Wealthy Land: A Call to Vigilance

In the midst of uncertainty and trials, the Lord speaks profound truths that are timeless and relevant. Jeremiah 49:31 presents a vivid call to awareness, urging God’s people to rise and heed the situation surrounding them. The verse states, "Arise, get you up unto the wealthy…

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A Prayer for the Wealthy but Uncaring Nation

O Lord God Almighty, As we come before You today, we pause in reverence, knowing that Your wisdom and understanding far exceed our own. We reflect on the words that You spoke through Your prophet Jeremiah: "Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care…

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Jeremiah 49:31 - "Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone."
Jeremiah 3:49
Jeremiah 49:34 - "¶ The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,"
Jeremiah 49:25 - "How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!"
Jeremiah 31:31-33
Genesis 49:31 - "There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah."
Jeremiah 31:31-33
Jeremiah 49:6 - "And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD."
Genesis 31:49 - "And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another."
Jeremiah 49:15 - "For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men."
Jeremiah 49:27 - "And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad."
Jeremiah 49:21 - "The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea."
Jeremiah 49:35 - "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might."
Jeremiah 49:39 - "¶ But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 49:38 - "And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD."
Numbers 31:49 - "And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us."
Jeremiah 51:49 - "As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth."
Jeremiah 49:11 - "Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me."
Jeremiah 49:9 - "If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough."
Jeremiah 49:23 - "¶ Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet."
Jeremiah 49:33 - "And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it."
Jeremiah 49:7 - "¶ Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?"
Jeremiah 31:31 - "¶ Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:"
"How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!" - Jeremiah 49:25
Jeremiah 49:18 - "As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it."
Jeremiah 49:24 - "Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail."
"¶ The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying," - Jeremiah 49:34
Jeremiah 49:26 - "Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts."
Jeremiah 49:29 - "Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side."