Jeremiah 11:13
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.”Jeremiah 11:13
What Does Jeremiah 11:13 Mean?
Jeremiah 11:13 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 11, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Idolatry.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 11:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 2:28“But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.”Hosea 9:10“I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.”Jeremiah 7:9“Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;”Jeremiah 44:21“The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it not into his mind?”1 Corinthians 8:5“For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)”2 Kings 23:13“And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.”Jeremiah 19:4“Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;”Deuteronomy 32:16“They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.”Judges 6:32“Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.”2 Kings 21:4“And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.”2 Kings 23:4“And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.”Isaiah 2:8“Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:”Jeremiah 3:1“They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 3:24“For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.”Jeremiah 19:5“They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:”Jeremiah 30:15“Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.”Jeremiah 32:35“And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.”Jeremiah 48:35“Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.”Hosea 2:5“For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.”Hosea 2:13“And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.”
People & Places
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