Jeremiah 7:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 7:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 7:29 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 7:29 — KJV
“Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.”
— Jeremiah 7:29 (KJV)
Jeremiah 7:29 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 7:29
“But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:29: jerusalem, away, take
“But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:29: jerusalem, away, take
“Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:29: jerusalem, away, take
“The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:29: thine, cast, away
“And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 7:29: off, away, take
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