Jeremiah 22:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 22:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 22:15 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 22:15 — KJV
“Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?”
— Jeremiah 22:15 (KJV)
Jeremiah 22:15 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 22:15
“Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. thou shalt...: Heb. do not thou excel he went...: or, my couch is gone”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:15: shalt, because, father
“And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:15: shalt, because, eat
“Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:15: shalt, because, father
“And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel. seated: Heb. cieled”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:15: because, eat, judgment
“And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:15: eat, judgment, then
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