Jeremiah 6:7

“As 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.”

"As 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." - Jeremiah 6:7
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What does Jeremiah 6:7 mean?

The Bible verse Jeremiah 6:7 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "As 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." This verse is found in the Old Testament book of…

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The Overflow of the Heart: A Reflection on Jeremiah 6:7

In the book of Jeremiah, the Lord speaks through the prophet as a voice of warning to His people. In Jeremiah 6:7, we find a striking metaphor that encapsulates the social and spiritual decay of Israel at the time: "As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her…

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A Prayer for Purity and Justice in an Afflicted Land

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a humble heart, seeking Your grace and mercy for our world that seems to drown in wickedness and turmoil. As Your servant Jeremiah proclaimed, "As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and…

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Jeremiah 6:7 - "As 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."
Jeremiah 7:6 - "If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:"
Jeremiah 38:6 (KJVA) 6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
Jeremiah 7:1 - "The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 37:6 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 32:6 - "¶ And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 38:6 - "Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire."
Jeremiah 34:6 - "Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,"
Jeremiah 42:7 - "¶ And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah."
Jeremiah 26:7 - "So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 7:5-6 - "For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another, if you do not oppress the stranger, the orphan, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm."
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 40:6 - "Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land."
"The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying," - Jeremiah 7:1
Jeremiah 7:7 - "Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever."
"If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:" - Jeremiah 7:6
Jeremiah 42:7 And it happened after ten days that the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
"¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying," - Jeremiah 37:6
Jeremiah 42:7 And it happened after ten days that the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 48:6 - "Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness."
"¶ And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying," - Jeremiah 32:6
Jeremiah 17:7 - "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is."
Jeremiah 7:8 - "¶ Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit."
Jeremiah 38:7 - "¶ Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;"
Jeremiah 6:2 - "I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman."
Jeremiah 7:17 - "¶ Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?"