Jeremiah 8:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 8:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 8:2 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 8:2 — KJV
“And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.”
— Jeremiah 8:2 (KJV)
Jeremiah 8:2 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 8:2
“And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:2: sun, moon, host
“And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. put...: Heb. caused to cease idolatrous...: Heb. Chemarim planets: or, twelve signs or, constellations”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:2: sun, moon, host
“The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:2: before, sun, moon
“They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:2: heaven, buried, dung
“And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:2: gathered, nor, buried
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