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Jeremiah 19:9 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 9. 9And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.
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Quick Meaning
The narrated sign act and its explanation carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters…” at Jeremiah 19:9 as part of “The Potter's Bottle Oracle Is Delivered at Topheth.”
Elders and priests hear a bottle-oracle at the valley of Hinnom
This verse is one part of that explanation in Jeremiah 19:1–9. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Jeremiah 19:1–9
Read Jeremiah 19:9 with 19:1–9. By itself, “And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Before elders and priests, Jeremiah names innocent blood, child burning, siege terror, and the renaming of the valley as Slaughter.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “The Potter's Bottle Oracle Is Delivered at Topheth” through its own speaker, addressee, date, oracle, sign, lament, or historical scene. Its non-interchangeable movement is: Before elders and priests, Jeremiah names innocent blood, child burning, siege terror, and the renaming of the valley as Slaughter. This verse's placement is specific: The narrated sign act and its explanation carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters…” at Jeremiah 19:9 as part of “The Potter's Bottle Oracle Is Delivered at Topheth.”
What Remains True
Material signs can disclose danger and hope, but bodies and property remain protected from coercive imitation. In Jeremiah 19:9, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The narrated sign act and its explanation carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters…” at Jeremiah 19:9 as part of “The Potter's Bottle Oracle Is Delivered at Topheth.”
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 19:1–9 — The Potter's Bottle Oracle Is Delivered at TophethSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 19:1–9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 19:1–9
Open the fixed Hebrew Jeremiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Jeremiah with Translator, Textual, and Study Notes
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Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, names, textual problems, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Bible Jeremiah PDF, pp. 1258-1459, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Jeremiah 19:1–9
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