Jeremiah 5:22
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?”Jeremiah 5:22
What Does Jeremiah 5:22 Mean?
Jeremiah 5:22 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 5, verse 22 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 Fear of God.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 5:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 10:28“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”Job 38:10“And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,”Psalms 104:9“Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.”Job 26:10“He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.”Deuteronomy 28:58“If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;”Psalms 119:120“My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.”Proverbs 8:29“When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:”Jeremiah 10:7“Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.”Nahum 1:4“He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.”Psalms 24:2“For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.”Joel 2:1“Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;”Mark 4:39“And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.”Genesis 1:9“And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.”Psalms 46:3“Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.”Psalms 114:7“Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;”Revelation 15:4“Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.”Job 38:8“Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?”Amos 9:6“It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.”Psalms 33:7“He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.”Psalms 99:1“The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.”
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