Jeremiah 7:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 7:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 7:24 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 7:24 — KJV
“But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. imagination: or, stubbornness went: Heb. were”
— Jeremiah 7:24 (KJV)
Jeremiah 7:24 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 7:24
“Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not. imagination: or, stubbornness”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:24: nor, inclined, ear
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:24: ear, imagination, evil
“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:24: ear, imagination, evil
“And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: imagination: or, stubbornness drunkenness...: Heb. the drunken to the thirsty”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:24: ear, imagination, heart
“So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels. unto...: or, to the hardness of their hearts, or, imagination”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:24: ear, walked, counsels
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