Jeremiah 4:14
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?”Jeremiah 4:14
What Does Jeremiah 4:14 Mean?
Jeremiah 4:14 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 4, verse 14 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 Purity, and Repentance.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 4:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Corinthians 10:5“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;”James 4:8“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.”Genesis 6:5“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”Matthew 6:21“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”Isaiah 55:7“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”Psalms 51:2“Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.”Isaiah 65:2“I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;”Proverbs 6:18“An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,”Isaiah 1:16“Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;”Matthew 15:19“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:”Mark 7:21“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,”Psalms 62:3“How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.”Proverbs 24:9“The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.”Psalms 119:113“I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.”Proverbs 15:26“The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.”Matthew 17:17“Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.”Luke 11:39“And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.”Luke 24:38“And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?”Acts 8:22“Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.”Romans 1:21“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.”
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