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Jeremiah 29:27 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Jeremiah 29:27 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 29 verse 27 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?”
Jeremiah 29:27 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 29:27
Why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?—Shemaiah's phrase מִתְנַבֵּא (mitnabe, 'making himself a prophet') drips with contempt, denying Jeremiah's divine calling. The irony is devastating: Shemaiah accuses Jeremiah of self-appointment while Shemaiah himself sends unauthorized letters. The interrogative 'why' (מַדּוּעַ) reveals impatience with Zephaniah's failure to act.The designation Jeremiah of Anathoth may attempt to marginalize him as provincial, from a small priestly town (Joshua 21:18) rather than Jerusalem's religious establishment. Jesus ...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 29:27
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“Didn't we strictly charge you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood on us.”
“of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:”
“so do these also oppose the truth; men corrupted in mind”
“that there may be officers in the house of Yahweh”
“and Johanan the son of Kareah”
“let's threaten them”
“and said to them”
“they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus”
“You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:,Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:, וַיֹּאמֶר אֲמַצְיָה אֶל־עָמוֹס חֹזֶה לֵךְ בְּרַח־לְךָ אֶל־אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וֶאֱכָל־שָׁם לֶחֶם וְשָׁם תִּנָּבֵא׃ ,Also Amaziah said unto Amos: O thou seer”
“as he talked with him”