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Old TestamentJeremiah · Chapter 23

Jeremiah 23:34

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 23:34 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Jeremiah 23:34 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Jeremiah 23:34 — KJV

And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house. punish: Heb. visit upon

Jeremiah 23:34 (KJV)

Jeremiah 23:34 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.

God's plans & hopeHonest tearsCalling on GodNew covenantFaithfulness in hard assignments
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 23:34

And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. both...: Heb. from small even unto great

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:34: prophet, priest, people

And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD. great...: Heb. from great even to small

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:34: priest, people, lord

Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD'S house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:34: prophet, priest, people

And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:34: prophet, priest, people

Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell; rot: Heb. fall

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:34: priest, people, say

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey