Jeremiah 3:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 3:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 3:4 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 3:4 — KJV
“Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?”
— Jeremiah 3:4 (KJV)
Jeremiah 3:4 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 3:4
“And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. draweth: Heb. is weak the day groweth to an end: Heb. it is the pitching time of the day home: Heb. to thy tent”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:4: time, father, art
“And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. worthy...: Heb. a man of death”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:4: time, father, art
“Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:4: wilt, father, art
“And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:4: wilt, father, art
“For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? enlargement: Heb. respiration”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:4: time, father, art
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