Jeremiah 5:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 5:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 5:7 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 5:7 — KJV
“How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.”
— Jeremiah 5:7 (KJV)
Jeremiah 5:7 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 5:7
“Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh. gathered: Heb. cried”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:7: children, then, assembled
“Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:7: children, then, themselves
“And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:7: how, children, then
“And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. a man...: or, one of the Levites redeem them”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:7: children, then, houses
“For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:7: gods, then, themselves
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