Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 17:2 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Jeremiah 17:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 17 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.”
Jeremiah 17:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 17:2
This verse reveals the tragic intergenerational transmission of idolatry. The children's remembrance of "altars and groves" (asherim, אֲשֵׁרִים—wooden poles representing the Canaanite goddess Asherah) demonstrates how false worship becomes culturally embedded. The parents' compromise has shaped their children's spiritual formation, creating cycles of covenant unfaithfulness.The locations specified—"by the green trees upon the high hills"—reference classic sites of Canaanite fertility cult worship that Israel was commanded to destroy (Deut 12:2-3). Instead of eliminating these pagan shrines, Ju...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 17:2
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“the God of their fathers”
“and burst your bonds; and you said”
“and forgot Yahweh their God”
“the work of their hands; neither shall they respect that which their fingers have made”
“and made Asheroth”
“and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.”
“and how [God] was entreated of him”
“and moved him to jealousy with their engraved images.”
“and burn incense on the hills”
“and the fathers kindle the fire”