Jeremiah 3:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 3:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 3:6 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she i..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 3:6 — KJV
“The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.”
— Jeremiah 3:6 (KJV)
Jeremiah 3:6 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 3:6
“And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:6: lord, also, josiah
“Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:6: lord, israel, hath
“Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:6: lord, every, high
“Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: possess: or, inherit”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:6: every, high, mountain
“For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree. images: or, standing images, or, statues”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 3:6: also, every, high
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