Jeremiah 2:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:21 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strang..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:21 — KJV
“Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?”
— Jeremiah 2:21 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:21 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 2:21
“Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:21: planted, vine, then
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled...: Heb. caused her to come”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:21: then, art, turned
“And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:21: planted, then, into
“And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it. eaten...: Heb. made it common”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:21: yet, planted, vine
“And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. lighted on: Heb. found saluted: Heb. blessed”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:21: right, then, art
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