Jeremiah 2:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:7 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye d..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:7 — KJV
“And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. a plentiful...: or, the land of Carmel”
— Jeremiah 2:7 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:7 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 2:7
“And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:7: into, eat, fruit
“For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:7: brought, into, land
“And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:7: into, eat, entered
“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:7: brought, into, eat
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: sheaf: or, handful: Heb. omer”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:7: into, fruit, thereof
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