Jeremiah 2:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:5 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:5 — KJV
“Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?”
— Jeremiah 2:5 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:5 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 2:5
“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:5: thus, saith, lord
“And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:5: lord, fathers, after
“Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:5: thus, saith, lord
“Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:5: saith, lord, fathers
“And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:5: thus, saith, lord
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