Jeremiah 8:9
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?”Jeremiah 8:9
What Does Jeremiah 8:9 Mean?
Jeremiah 8:9 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 8, verse 9 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 8:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 1:19“For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”Matthew 7:26“And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:”John 5:39“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.”Isaiah 8:20“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”Psalms 119:98“Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.”Deuteronomy 4:6“Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”Job 5:12“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.”Psalms 50:17“Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.”Jeremiah 6:15“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 6:19“Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.”2 Kings 17:15“And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.”Psalms 19:7“The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.”Isaiah 19:11“Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?”1 Corinthians 1:18“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”Proverbs 1:30“They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.”Isaiah 5:24“Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.”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.”Jeremiah 49:7“Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?”Ezekiel 7:26“Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.”Amos 2:4“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:”
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