Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 30:15 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 30:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 30 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.”
Jeremiah 30:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 30:15
Why criest thou for thine affliction? (מַה תִּזְעַק עַל שִׁבְרֵךְ, 'mah tiz'ak al shivrech')—God's rhetorical question confronts Israel's self-pity. The answer is devastating: thy sorrow is incurable (אָנוּשׁ מַכְאֹבֵךְ, 'anush makh'ovech', literally 'your pain is desperate/mortal').The phrase I have done these things unto thee affirms divine sovereignty in judgment—Babylon is merely God's instrument. Yet the repetition of 'multitude of thine iniquity' (רֹב עֲוֹנֵךְ) points toward hope: if sin's abundance brought judgment, grace's abundance (Rom 5:20) will bring restoration. The 'incurable' wo...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 30:15
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“with the chastisement of a cruel one”
“Your hurt is incurable”
“a man for the punishment of his sins?”
“saying”
“[and] the iniquities of her priests”
“Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have you set up altars to the shameful thing”
“and rebelled against you”
“because I have sinned against him”
“and the people”
“in the fifth [month]”