Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 3:2 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Jeremiah 3:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 3 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.”
Jeremiah 3:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 3:2
God commands Jeremiah to survey the land visually: 'Lift up thine eyes unto the high places' (śĕʾî-ʿênayiḵ ʿal-šĕp̄āyim, שְׂאִי־עֵינַיִךְ עַל־שְׁפָיִם). The 'high places' were elevated worship sites where Israel practiced syncretistic religion mixing Yahweh worship with Canaanite fertility rites. The rhetorical question 'where hast thou not been lien with?' uses šuggal (שֻׁגַּל), a crude term for sexual violation, intensifying the adultery metaphor. Israel waited for pagan worshipers 'as the Arabian in the wilderness'—like a desert bandit ambushing travelers or a prostitute soliciting customer...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 3:2
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“to eat the fruit of it and the goodness of it; but when you entered”
“and covered herself with her veil”
“and have made you a lofty place in every street.”
“the glory of the God of Israel was there”
“and burst your bonds; and you said”
“on the high mountains”
“If a man put away his wife”
“she lies in wait like a robber”
“that the land was polluted”
“and made for yourselves high places decked with various colors”