Jeremiah 2:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:22 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GO..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:22 — KJV
“For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.”
— Jeremiah 2:22 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:22 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 2:22
“Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:22: take, thine, before
“Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: midst: Heb. heart”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:22: though, yet, thine
“And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:22: take, thine, before
“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:22: take, thine, before
“Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me. There...: Heb. There shall not a man be cut off”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:22: take, yet, before
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