Jeremiah 22:17
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.”Jeremiah 22:17
What Does Jeremiah 22:17 Mean?
Jeremiah 22:17 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 22, verse 17 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 Justice.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 22:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 6:21“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”Psalms 101:3“I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.”Jeremiah 17:11“As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.”Jeremiah 22:3“Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.”Luke 12:15“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”Proverbs 27:20“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.”Exodus 20:17“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.”Micah 2:2“And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.”2 Kings 24:4“And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.”Proverbs 1:19“So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.”Jeremiah 6:13“For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.”Ezekiel 19:6“And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.”2 Peter 2:14“Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:”Job 20:18“That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.”Psalms 10:3“For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.”Psalms 10:8“He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.”Isaiah 56:11“Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.”Ezekiel 33:31“And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.”Zephaniah 3:1“Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!”Exodus 18:21“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
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