Jeremiah 10:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 10:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 10:5 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 10:5 — KJV
“They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.”
— Jeremiah 10:5 (KJV)
Jeremiah 10:5 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 10:5
“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. neither...: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:5: must, needs, because
“A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:5: tree, cannot, evil
“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:5: tree, evil, also
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:5: tree, evil, also
“They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:5: because, evil, also
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