Jeremiah 22:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 22:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 22:17 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 22:17 — NIV
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 22:17
“"'In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take interest and make a profit from the oppression of your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign LORD.”
Shares the theme of oppression and violence.
“Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not embrace justice? You who hate good and love evil, who tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones, who eat my people’s flesh, strip off their skin and break their bones in pieces; who chop them up like meat for the pot, like flesh for the pan.””
Shares the theme of violence and greed.
““Woe to him who builds his realm by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!”
Shares the theme of unjust gain.
“and also for the innocent blood he had shed in Jerusalem, and because he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, the LORD would not forgive.”
Shares the theme of shedding innocent blood.
“if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm,”
Shares the theme of oppression and shedding innocent blood.
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