Jeremiah 2:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:29 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:29 — KJV
“Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.”
— Jeremiah 2:29 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:29 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 2:29
“Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly. to make...: or, into gardens”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:29: wherefore, against, saith
“Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:29: wherefore, plead, saith
“Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:29: transgressed, against, saith
“Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain; out...: Heb. out of the midst of Judah”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:29: wherefore, against, saith
“And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:29: wherefore, saith, lord
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