Jeremiah 1:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 1:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 1:16 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 1:16 — KJV
“And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.”
— Jeremiah 1:16 (KJV)
Jeremiah 1:16 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 1:16
“Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:16: against, forsaken, burned
“Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:16: forsaken, burned, incense
“Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:16: forsaken, burned, incense
“In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:16: incense, other, gods
“Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 1:16: utter, gods, works
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