Jeremiah 44:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 44:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 44:21 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 44:21 — KJV
“The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it not into his mind?”
— Jeremiah 44:21 (KJV)
Jeremiah 44:21 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 44:21
“But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. queen...: or, frame of heaven victuals: Heb. bread”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:21: incense, cities, judah
“And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. put...: Heb. caused to cease idolatrous...: Heb. Chemarim planets: or, twelve signs or, constellations”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:21: incense, burned, cities
“And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:21: incense, cities, judah
“And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:21: cities, judah, jerusalem
“Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem? wickedness...: Heb. wickednesses, or, punishments, etc”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:21: judah, streets, jerusalem
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