Jeremiah 32:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 32:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 32:2 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 32:2 — KJV
“For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.”
— Jeremiah 32:2 (KJV)
Jeremiah 32:2 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 32:2
“But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 32:2: king, babylon, jerusalem
“Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 32:2: then, king, jerusalem
“In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 32:2: king, babylon, army
“If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 32:2: then, king, jerusalem
“And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. both...: Heb. from small even unto great”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 32:2: king, jerusalem, prophet
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