Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 22:21 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 22:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 22 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice. prosperity: Heb. prosperities”
Jeremiah 22:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 22:21
I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear (דִּבַּרְתִּי אֵלַיִךְ בְּשַׁלְוֹתַיִךְ אָמַרְתְּ לֹא אֶשְׁמָע, dibarti elayikh b'shalvotayikh amartə lo eshma). The Hebrew שַׁלְוָה (shalvah, 'prosperity/ease') describes the dangerous comfort that breeds spiritual deafness. When life is comfortable, Judah refused to listen (שָׁמַע, shama—the same verb as in the Shema: 'Hear, O Israel'). This hath been thy manner from thy youth—the pattern extends back through Israel's entire history, from wilderness rebellion to Judges' cycles to divided kingdom apostasy.Prosperity functio...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 22:21
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“says Yahweh.”
“and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against Yahweh our God”
“nor command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt”
“you didn't hear; yes”
“and there was handled the bosom of their virginity.”
“deny you”
“and would not listen to me; they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes”
“Stand you in the ways and see”
“rising up early and sending them”
“and in the ears of all the princes who stood beside the king.”