Jeremiah 23:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 23:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 23:40 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 23:40 — KJV
“And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.”
— Jeremiah 23:40 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23:40 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 23:40
“He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:40: bring, reproach, shame
“But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:40: everlasting, shame, forgotten
“And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not: reproach...: Heb. shame her not”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:40: reproach, shame
“These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me. make...: or, harden yourselves against me”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:40: reproach, shame
“Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:40: reproach, shame
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