Jeremiah 3:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 3:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 3:11 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 3:11 — KJV
“And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.”
— Jeremiah 3:11 (KJV)
Jeremiah 3:11 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 3:11
“And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:11: lord, israel, more
“Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. loved: or, ought to love”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:11: lord, israel, hath
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:11: lord, hath, more
“And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:11: hath, more, than
“And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:11: lord, israel, hath
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