Jeremiah 7:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 7:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 7:23 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye i..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 7:23 — KJV
“But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.”
— Jeremiah 7:23 (KJV)
Jeremiah 7:23 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 7:23
“Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:23: commanded, god, walk
“Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:23: commanded, saying, obey
“That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:23: obey, voice, god
“And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:23: thing, saying, voice
“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:23: saying, voice, god
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