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Jeremiah 34:18 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Jeremiah 34:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 34 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,”
Jeremiah 34:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 34:18
When they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof (כָּרַת הָעֵגֶל, karat ha-egel)—"cut the calf." This describes the ancient covenant ratification ceremony from Genesis 15:9-21, where God Himself passed between severed animal parts in fire and smoke. The ritual's meaning: "May I be torn apart like these animals if I break this covenant." When Jeremiah's contemporaries cut the calf and walked between the pieces (v. 19 specifies who participated), they invoked self-cursing oaths, calling down covenant judgment upon themselves if they violated their sworn commitment.The Hebrew...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 34:18
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“and divided them in the middle”
“within any of your gates which Yahweh your God gives you”
“which he commanded you”
“like Adam”
“God”
“when the sun went down”
“they have even transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: yes”