Jeremiah 2:11
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.”Jeremiah 2:11
What Does Jeremiah 2:11 Mean?
Jeremiah 2:11 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 2, verse 11 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 2:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 1:23“And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.”Isaiah 37:19“And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.”Ephesians 1:17“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:”Psalms 106:20“Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.”Jeremiah 2:13“For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.”Jeremiah 16:20“Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?”1 Samuel 4:21“And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.”Psalms 4:2“O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.”Micah 4:5“For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.”Deuteronomy 31:16“And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.”Psalms 81:11“But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.”Jeremiah 2:32“Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.”Jeremiah 5:7“How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.”2 Kings 1:3“But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?”Psalms 115:4“Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.”Jeremiah 2:8“The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.”1 Corinthians 8:4“As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.”2 Chronicles 13:9“Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.”Isaiah 44:9“They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.”Jeremiah 16:19“O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.”
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