Jeremiah 3:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 3:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 3:22 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 3:22 — KJV
“Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.”
— Jeremiah 3:22 (KJV)
Jeremiah 3:22 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 3:22
“And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:22: return, children, art
“And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:22: behold, come, art
“Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:22: children, come, art
“For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:22: return, children, come
“And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD. shall be weak...: Heb. shall go into water”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:22: behold, come, art
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