Jeremiah 5:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 5:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 5:31 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 5:31 — KJV
“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? bear...: or, take into their hands”
— Jeremiah 5:31 (KJV)
Jeremiah 5:31 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 5:31
“For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people. that it...: Heb. that one should publish it according to the language of his people”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:31: bear, rule, people
“And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. both...: Heb. from small even unto great”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:31: prophets, priests, people
“Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands. forbear...: Heb. protract over them in thy...: Heb. in the hand of thy prophets”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:31: prophets, bear, people
“Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:31: priests, bear, people
“Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:31: prophets, priests, people
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