Jeremiah 2:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:23 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:23 — KJV
“How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways; thou art...: or, O swift dromedary”
— Jeremiah 2:23 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:23 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 2:23
“And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:23: how, canst, say
“And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:23: after, see, way
“Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:23: say, way, know
“For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. perverted...: or, caused thee to turn away”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:23: see, way, know
“And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:23: see, way, know
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