Jeremiah 2:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:31 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my pe..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:31 — KJV
“O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee? We are...: Heb. We have dominion”
— Jeremiah 2:31 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:31 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 2:31
“And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:31: see, lord, wilderness
“So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it; which...: Heb. wherewith the LORD hath made it sick”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:31: generation, see, lord
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD. keep: Heb. rest”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:31: lord, israel, land
“And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. fetch: Heb. take unto us”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:31: lord, israel, wherefore
“And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. with...: Heb. as one man”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:31: lord, israel, say
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