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Jeremiah 2:8 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 2:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 2 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.”
Jeremiah 2:8 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 2:8
God specifies those who failed to seek Him: 'The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.' Four leadership categories are indicted. First, priests who should have taught the people to seek God instead failed to ask "Where is the LORD?" themselves. Second, "they that handle the law" (tophsei hatorah, תֹּפְשֵׂי הַתּוֹרָה)—those responsible for teaching and interpreting Torah—"knew me not" (lo yeda'uni, לֹא יְדָעוּנִי), lacking personal r...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 2:8
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“and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will you do in the end of it?”
“I will also reject you”
“and have not inquired of Yahweh: therefore they have not prospered”
“not walking in craftiness”
“and rest on the law”
“and has closed your eyes”
“nor me.”
“that are not a help nor profit”
“and those who were entering in”