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Jeremiah 36:3 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 36:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 36 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.”
Jeremiah 36:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 36:3
It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. This verse reveals God's redemptive heart even in pronouncing judgment. The phrase "it may be" (ulay, אוּלַי) doesn't indicate divine uncertainty but rather expresses God's genuine desire for repentance and His respect for human moral agency. God's judgments are never arbitrary but always redemptive in purpose—seeking to turn people from destruction to restoration.The Hebrew shuvu (שֻׁבוּ, "return") is the k...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 36:3
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“concerning which I have spoken”
“and shall obey his voice according to all that I command you this day”
“and turn every man from his evil way; that I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do to them because of the evil of their doings.”
“you son of man”
“and will return everyone from his evil way; for great is the anger and the wrath that Yahweh has pronounced against this people.”
“that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God”
“and not perceive; and hearing they may hear”
“and do all his commandments which I command you this day.”
“as some count slowness; but is patient with us”