Jeremiah 4:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 4:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 4:1 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my si..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 4:1 — KJV
“If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.”
— Jeremiah 4:1 (KJV)
Jeremiah 4:1 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 4:1
“Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:1: wilt, israel, saith
“And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:1: return, israel, lord
“And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel. and will...: Heb. not to hearken”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:1: israel, lord, put
“Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:1: israel, put, away
“So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:1: lord, put, away
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