Jeremiah 5:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 5:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 5:23 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 5:23 — KJV
“But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.”
— Jeremiah 5:23 (KJV)
Jeremiah 5:23 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 5:23
“But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:23: people, hath, heart
“My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:23: people, hath, gone
“He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:23: people, hath, heart
“Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:23: people, hath, gone
“My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace. restingplace: Heb. place to lie down in”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:23: people, hath, gone
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