Jeremiah 2:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:8 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:8 — KJV
“The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.”
— Jeremiah 2:8 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:8 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 2:8
“For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:8: where, lord, also
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:8: lord, also, transgressed
“And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:8: lord, knew, also
“And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:8: lord, also, against
“And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? one...: Heb. a man to his neighbour”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:8: knew, also, prophets
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