Jeremiah 3:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 3:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 3:5 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou co..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 3:5 — KJV
“Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.”
— Jeremiah 3:5 (KJV)
Jeremiah 3:5 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 3:5
“Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:5: anger, end, hast
“And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:5: keep, behold, spoken
“This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:5: reserve, ever, end
“But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:5: anger, hast, done
“And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:5: behold, hast, spoken
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