Jeremiah 2:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:13 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:13 — KJV
“For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.”
— Jeremiah 2:13 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:13 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 2:13
“Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:13: people, waters, can
“O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:13: forsaken, fountain, living
“A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:13: fountain, living, waters
“For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:13: fountain, living, waters
“Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Oh...: Heb. Who will give my head, etc”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:13: people, fountain, waters
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