Jeremiah 11:21
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:”Jeremiah 11:21
What Does Jeremiah 11:21 Mean?
Jeremiah 11:21 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 11, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 11:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 30:10“Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:”Jeremiah 12:6“For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.”Jeremiah 34:20“I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.”Jeremiah 1:1“The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:”Jeremiah 12:5“If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?”Jeremiah 20:10“For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.”Jeremiah 32:7“Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.”Amos 2:12“But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.”Mark 6:4“But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.”Luke 13:33“Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.”Exodus 5:23“For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.”Ezra 2:23“The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.”Nehemiah 7:27“The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.”Jeremiah 20:1“Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.”Jeremiah 26:8“Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.”Jeremiah 38:1“Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,”Amos 2:11“And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.”Amos 7:13“But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.”Micah 2:6“Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.”Micah 7:6“For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.”
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