Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 23:22 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Jeremiah 23:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 23 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.”
Jeremiah 23:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 23:22
But if they had stood in my counsel...then they should have turned them from their evil way—the conditional 'if' (לוּ, lu) introduces contrary-to-fact reality. Genuine access to God's counsel (סוֹד, sod) produces repentance (שׁוּב, shuv). True prophecy transforms behavior, calling people back from their evil way (מִדַּרְכָּם הָרָעָה, midarkam hara'ah).This establishes the pragmatic test: Does prophecy produce repentance and transformation? False prophecy leaves people comfortable in sin. The prophet's role isn't entertainment but covenant enforcement. James wrote that faith without works is de...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 23:22
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“to whom the former prophets proclaimed”
“Return you now everyone from his evil way”
“that he should perceive and hear his word? who has marked my word”
“For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.”
“rising up early and sending them”
“whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked”
“house of Israel”
“whether they will hear”
“as the rest do”
“that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God”