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Old TestamentJeremiah · Chapter 2

Jeremiah 2:30

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:30 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Jeremiah 2:30 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a de..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Jeremiah 2:30 — KJV

In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

Jeremiah 2:30 (KJV)

Jeremiah 2:30 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.

God's plans & hopeHonest tearsCalling on GodNew covenantFaithfulness in hard assignments
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 2:30

And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:30: children, own, sword

And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:30: children, own, sword

For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. noise: or, multitude

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:30: own, hath, like

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:30: devoured, prophets, like

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:30: children, own, hath

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey