Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 2:11 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Jeremiah 2:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 2 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.”
Jeremiah 2:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 2:11
God's rhetorical question makes the accusation explicit: "Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit." The question expects negative answer—nations don't change their gods. The phrase "which are yet no gods" (vehem lo elohim, וְהֵם לֹא אֱלֹהִים) reveals these deities' non-existence—they aren't gods at all. Yet pagans remain loyal to nothing, while Israel abandoned "their glory" (kevodoh, כְּבוֹדוֹ)—a term referring to God Himself (Psalm 106:20 uses similar language for golden calf incident). God is Israel's glo...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 2:11
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“and of birds”
“but the work of men's hands”
“Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.”
“which yet are no gods?”
“For all people will walk every one in the name of his god”
“the work of men's hands.”
“we know that no idol is anything in the world”
“Where is Yahweh? and those who handle the law didn't know me: the rulers also transgressed against me”
“What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me”
“Yahweh”