Jeremiah 2:28
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“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.”Jeremiah 2:28
What Does Jeremiah 2:28 Mean?
Jeremiah 2:28 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 2, verse 28 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 2:28 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 32:37“And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,”Judges 10:14“Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.”Jeremiah 11:13“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.”Jonah 1:5“Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.”Isaiah 45:20“Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.”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,)”Jeremiah 11:12“Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.”Jeremiah 37:19“Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?”Hosea 10:1“Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.”2 Kings 17:30“And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,”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:”Isaiah 46:7“They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.”Isaiah 47:12“Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.”Ezekiel 16:32“But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!”Hosea 13:10“I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?”Judges 9:38“Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.”2 Kings 3:13“And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”2 Kings 17:19“Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.”2 Chronicles 28:24“And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.”Isaiah 19:12“Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.”
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