Jeremiah 2:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:26 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:26 — KJV
“As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,”
— Jeremiah 2:26 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:26 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 2:26
“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day. trouble: Heb. weariness that...: Heb. that hath found us”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:26: found, kings, princes
“Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:26: israel, kings, princes
“And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. both...: Heb. from small even unto great”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:26: found, house, priests
“And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. present: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:26: found, israel, kings
“Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:26: ashamed, found, house
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