Jeremiah 2:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 2:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 2:9 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 2:9 — KJV
“Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.”
— Jeremiah 2:9 (KJV)
Jeremiah 2:9 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 2:9
“Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:9: wherefore, plead, saith
“Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? talk...: or, reason the case with thee”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:9: wherefore, yet, plead
“And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:9: wherefore, saith, lord
“Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:9: wherefore, lord, children
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 2:9: wherefore, lord, children
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