Jeremiah 2:19
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.”Jeremiah 2:19
What Does Jeremiah 2:19 Mean?
Jeremiah 2:19 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 2, verse 19 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 Repentance, Judgment, Fear of God, Sin, and Doubt.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 2:19 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 13:15“Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.”Isaiah 3:9“The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.”Jeremiah 3:14“Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:”Proverbs 1:31“Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.”Hosea 13:9“O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.”Psalms 36:1“The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.”Jeremiah 2:17“Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?”Jeremiah 4:18“Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.”Jeremiah 14:7“O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.”1 Kings 9:9“And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.”2 Chronicles 28:6“For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.”Proverbs 14:14“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.”Hosea 5:5“And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.”Hosea 7:2“And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.”Hosea 11:7“And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.”Micah 1:5“For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem?”1 Kings 18:18“And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.”Proverbs 1:32“For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.”Jeremiah 5:6“Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.”Ezekiel 39:24“According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.”
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