Jeremiah 2:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:25 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:25 — KJV
“Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go. There...: or, Is the case desperate?”
— Jeremiah 2:25 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:25 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 2:25
“That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:25: being, hope, strangers
“Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:25: being, after
“And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:25: loved, after
“And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:25: after, case
“The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:25: foot, case
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