Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 11:15 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 11:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 11 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. What: Heb. What is to my beloved in my house when: or, when thy evil is”
Jeremiah 11:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 11:15
This verse questions Israel's temple confidence: 'What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many?' The Hebrew yedidah (יְדִידָה, beloved) is an affectionate term for Israel, making the accusation more poignant. 'My house' (beithi) is the temple. 'Lewdness' (mezimmah) means schemes, plots, wicked purposes—here applied to syncretistic worship. Israel comes to God's house while practicing idolatry—spiritual adultery attending the husband's home. 'And the holy flesh is passed from thee' indicates sacrificial meat (basar haqqodesh) no longer benefits them. 'Whe...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 11:15
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“and delight in the perverseness of evil;”
“all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving”
“backsliding children”
“he saw there a man who didn't have on wedding clothing”
“Go again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins.”
“there were two women”
“and have made your beauty an abomination”
“Though Moses and Samuel stood before me”
“I have cast off my heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.”