Jeremiah 24:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 24:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 24:1 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar k..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 24:1 — KJV
“The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.”
— Jeremiah 24:1 (KJV)
Jeremiah 24:1 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 24:1
“Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 24:1: king, babylon, carried
“And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. captives: Heb. captivity”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 24:1: lord, king, babylon
“(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;) eunuchs: or, chamberlains”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 24:1: after, king, jeconiah
“And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. Thy friends: Heb. Men of thy peace”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 24:1: behold, set, king
“The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon. chains: or, manicles”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 24:1: lord, after, babylon
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