Jeremiah 8:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 8:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 8:5 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to retu..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 8:5 — KJV
“Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.”
— Jeremiah 8:5 (KJV)
Jeremiah 8:5 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 8:5
“And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:5: people, back, hold
“Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. retired: Heb. were scattered”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:5: then, people, jerusalem
“And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:5: then, people, back
“And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers. he went...: Heb. he returned and went out”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:5: people, jerusalem, back
“Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 8:5: back, backsliding, hold
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