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Jeremiah 2:12 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Jeremiah 2:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 2 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.”
Jeremiah 2:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 2:12
God summons creation itself as witness to Israel's unprecedented apostasy: "Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD." This poetic personification of heavens invokes cosmic witness to the covenant lawsuit (similar to Deuteronomy 32:1, Isaiah 1:2). Three verbs intensify the response: "be astonished" (shommu, שֹׁמּוּ, from shamem, שָׁמֵם—be appalled, devastated), "be horribly afraid" (sa'aru, שַׂעֲרוּ, from sa'ar, שָׂעַר—shudder with horror, have hair stand on end), and "be very desolate" (charvu meod, חָרְבוּ מְאֹד, from charev, חָרַב—be ...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 2:12
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“heavens”
“earth: behold”
“you mountains”
“you heavens”
“earth”
“and yielded up his spirit.”
“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.”