Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 16:12 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Jeremiah 16:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 16 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me: imagination: or, stubbornness”
Jeremiah 16:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 16:12
The indictment continues, addressing the current generation: 'And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me.' Not only have they continued ancestral sins, they've exceeded them ('worse than your fathers'). The phrase 'imagination of his evil heart' identifies the source: internal corruption producing external rebellion. The result: 'that they may not hearken unto me'—willful deafness to God. The progression from fathers' sins to worse contemporary sins illustrates how resisted light increases ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 16:12
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“nor inclined their ear”
“who refuse to hear my words”
“that there is one event to all: yes also”
“and after the Baals”
“and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh”
“out of the hearts of men”
“but walked in [their own] counsels [and] in the stubbornness of their evil heart”
“when the judge was dead”
“Abraham”
“I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.,And the LORD smelled a sweet savor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.,וַיָּרַח יְהוָה אֶת־רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־לִבּוֹ לֹא־אֹסִף לְקַלֵּל עוֹד אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּר הָאָדָם כִּי יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם רַע מִנְּעֻרָיו וְלֹא־אֹסִף עוֹד לְהַכּוֹת אֶת־כָּל־חַי כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי׃ ,And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in His heart: I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living”