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Jeremiah 15:9 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 9. 9She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “She that hath borne seven languisheth” at Jeremiah 15:9 as a specific part of “Even Famous Intercessors Cannot Reverse the Sentence.”
Moses and Samuel could not reverse four destinies named with Manasseh
This verse is one part of that explanation in Jeremiah 15:1–9. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Jeremiah 15:1–9
Read Jeremiah 15:9 with 15:1–9. By itself, “She that hath borne seven languisheth” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Moses and Samuel cannot avert four forms of disaster tied in the oracle to Manasseh's reign; bereavement and the fading mother intensify the loss.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “Even Famous Intercessors Cannot Reverse the Sentence” through its own speaker, addressee, date, oracle, sign, lament, or historical scene. Its non-interchangeable movement is: Moses and Samuel cannot avert four forms of disaster tied in the oracle to Manasseh's reign; bereavement and the fading mother intensify the loss. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “She that hath borne seven languisheth” at Jeremiah 15:9 as a specific part of “Even Famous Intercessors Cannot Reverse the Sentence.”
What Remains True
Institutions and leaders are accountable for violence, deception, exploitation, and refusal of repair. In Jeremiah 15:9, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “She that hath borne seven languisheth” at Jeremiah 15:9 as a specific part of “Even Famous Intercessors Cannot Reverse the Sentence.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Jeremiah 15:1–9 — Even Famous Intercessors Cannot Reverse the SentenceSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Jeremiah 15:1–9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
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Exact location: Official NET Bible Jeremiah PDF, pp. 1258-1459, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Jeremiah 15:1–9
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