Jeremiah 23:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 23:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 23:27 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fa..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 23:27 — KJV
“Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.”
— Jeremiah 23:27 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23:27 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 23:27
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. destroyed: Heb. cut off”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:27: cause, people, forget
“Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:27: people, forget, name
“Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:27: cause, people, dreams
“Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:27: people, every, neighbour
“And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:27: cause, people, every
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