Jeremiah 5:8
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.”Jeremiah 5:8
What Does Jeremiah 5:8 Mean?
Jeremiah 5:8 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 5, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 5:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”Exodus 20:14“Thou shalt not commit adultery.”Jeremiah 13:27“I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?”Deuteronomy 5:18“Neither shalt thou commit adultery.”2 Samuel 11:2“And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.”2 Samuel 11:3“And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”Job 31:9“If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;”Ezekiel 22:11“And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.”Genesis 39:9“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”Deuteronomy 5:21“Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.”Psalms 50:18“When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.”Proverbs 6:29“So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.”Proverbs 6:32“But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.”Jeremiah 29:23“Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 50:11“Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;”Ezekiel 18:6“And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,”Ezekiel 33:26“Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?”Matthew 5:27“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:”Ezekiel 23:20“For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.”
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