Jeremiah 44:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 44:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 44:8 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 44:8 — KJV
“In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?”
— Jeremiah 44:8 (KJV)
Jeremiah 44:8 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 44:8
“Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:8: provoke, wrath, works
“Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:8: provoke, wrath, works
“And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them: to be a curse: Heb. for a curse”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:8: whither, cut, curse
“When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land; succeedest...: Heb. inheritest, or, possessest them”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:8: land, whither, dwell
“When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:8: other, gods, land
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