Jeremiah 22:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 22:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 22:27 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return. desire: Heb. lift up their mind" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 22:27 — KJV
“But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return. desire: Heb. lift up their mind”
— Jeremiah 22:27 (KJV)
Jeremiah 22:27 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 22:27
“So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape. have...: Heb. lift up their soul”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:27: land, desire, return
“And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before. lifted...: Heb. plucked up flowed: Heb. went”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:27: land, return, heb
“Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters, that...: Heb. the lifting up of their soul”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:27: desire, heb, lift
“But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate. pleasant...: Heb. land of desire”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:27: land, desire, return
“Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 22:27: land, return, heb
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