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Jeremiah 14:7 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 14:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 14 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.”
Jeremiah 14:7 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 14:7
Jeremiah intercedes despite God's earlier prohibition (14:10-12 will explain why this prayer fails): 'O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake.' The confession 'our iniquities testify against us' acknowledges guilt. Yet the appeal is to God's 'name's sake'—His reputation and character. The confession continues: 'for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.' This represents proper prayer: confessing sin while appealing to God's character rather than human merit. The plea is not based on innocence but on God's covenant faithfulness and conce...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 14:7
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“Yahweh”
“And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them.”
“and our sins testify against us; for our transgressions are with us”
“a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them”
“Yahweh”
“and your backsliding shall reprove you: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter”
“we who had before hoped in Christ:”
“nor sought him”
“and have dealt perversely”
“by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved”