Jeremiah 19:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 19:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 19:5 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I comman..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 19:5 — KJV
“They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:”
— Jeremiah 19:5 (KJV)
Jeremiah 19:5 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 19:5
“And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 19:5: built, high, places
“And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart. came...: Heb. came it upon my heart”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 19:5: built, high, places
“For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 19:5: burn, burnt, offerings
“And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God. us: Heb. into our hands”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 19:5: also, burn, burnt
“And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 19:5: high, places, baal
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