Jeremiah 2:30
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.”Jeremiah 2:30
What Does Jeremiah 2:30 Mean?
Jeremiah 2:30 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 2, verse 30 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 2:30 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Nehemiah 9:26“Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.”Leviticus 26:23“And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;”Acts 7:52“Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:”Jeremiah 5:3“O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.”Jeremiah 13:23“Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.”Daniel 9:13“As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.”Matthew 23:37“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!”Luke 13:34“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!”1 Thessalonians 2:15“Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:”Isaiah 1:5“Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.”Isaiah 59:3“For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.”Jeremiah 26:20“And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:”Jeremiah 26:23“And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.”Luke 3:20“Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.”Romans 11:3“Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.”Isaiah 5:4“What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?”Isaiah 9:13“For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.”Jeremiah 7:28“But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.”Jeremiah 46:14“Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.”Ezekiel 22:24“Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.”
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