Jeremiah 2:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:15 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. yel..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:15 — KJV
“The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. yelled: Heb. gave out their voice”
— Jeremiah 2:15 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:15 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 2:15
“Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, utterly...: Heb. desolate with desolation”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:15: land, waste, cities
“The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:15: land, waste, cities
“And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. young...: Heb. young women virgins”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:15: young, land, inhabitant
“Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods. to consecrate...: Heb. to fill his hand”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:15: young, made, land
“Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? who: Heb. thou”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:15: land, inhabitant, heb
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