Jeremiah 2:35
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:35 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:35 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because tho..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:35 — KJV
“Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.”
— Jeremiah 2:35 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:35 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 2:35
“Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:35: because, turn, behold
“When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them; toward...: or, in this place”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:35: yet, because, turn
“I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:35: because, behold, plead
“And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:35: yet, anger, behold
“And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:35: turn, behold, sinned
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