Jeremiah 4:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 4:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 4:22 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 4:22 — KJV
“For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.”
— Jeremiah 4:22 (KJV)
Jeremiah 4:22 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 4:22
“Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:22: children, evil, good
“And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. moreover...: or, the more wise the preacher was, etc”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:22: people, wise, good
“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:22: evil, good, knowledge
“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely...: Heb. dying thou shalt die”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:22: evil, good, knowledge
“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:22: people, evil, good
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