Jeremiah 4:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 4:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 4:14 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 4:14 — KJV
“O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?”
— Jeremiah 4:14 (KJV)
Jeremiah 4:14 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 4:14
“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 4:14: thine, heart, mayest
“And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:14: thine, heart, mayest
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:14: heart, wickedness, thoughts
“For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:14: thine, heart, mayest
“If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:14: thine, heart, how
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