Jeremiah 3:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 3:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 3:21 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 3:21 — KJV
“A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.”
— Jeremiah 3:21 (KJV)
Jeremiah 3:21 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 3:21
“And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:21: high, places, children
“And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:21: voice, high, children
“I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:21: heard, children, israel
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:21: high, children, israel
“Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. fail...: Heb. be cut off unto thee a man from my sight so that: Heb. only if”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:21: children, israel, way
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