Jeremiah 23:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 23:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 23:14 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 23:14 — KJV
“I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. an...: or, filthiness”
— Jeremiah 23:14 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23:14 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 23:14
“But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:14: also, jerusalem, walk
“And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:14: jerusalem, commit, strengthen
“Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. Is it...: or, Is there any thing lighter than to commit”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:14: seen, thing, commit
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! follow: Heb. walk after and...: or, and things which they have not seen”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:14: seen, prophets, thing
“Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: by...: or, that I should save his life: Heb. by quickening him”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:14: lies, strengthen, hands
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