Jeremiah 2:8
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“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.”Jeremiah 2:8
What Does Jeremiah 2:8 Mean?
Jeremiah 2:8 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 2, verse 8 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 2:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hosea 4:6“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.”Jeremiah 23:1“Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.”Ezekiel 34:2“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?”1 Samuel 2:12“Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.”Deuteronomy 18:20“But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.”Psalms 119:99“I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.”Jeremiah 2:11“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 23:13“And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.”Habakkuk 2:18“What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?”Jeremiah 5:31“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?”Jeremiah 10:21“For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.”Ezekiel 22:26“Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.”Romans 2:17“Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,”2 Corinthians 4:2“But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.”Isaiah 29:10“For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.”Isaiah 30:5“They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.”Jeremiah 9:14“But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:”Jeremiah 18:18“Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.”Lamentations 2:14“Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.”Luke 11:52“Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.”
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