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Jeremiah 44:2 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 44:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 44 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein,”
Jeremiah 44:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 44:2
Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem—God appeals to empirical evidence, using the Hebrew perfect tense rəʾîtem (you have seen) to emphasize their eyewitness status. They personally witnessed Jerusalem's destruction in 586 BC, yet learned nothing from it. The phrase this day they are a desolation (hayyôm hēmmâ ḥorbâ) uses the demonstrative force of 'this very day' to stress the ongoing nature of the judgment—it wasn't ancient history but present reality.No man dwelleth therein (ʾên yôšēb bāhem) echoes covenant curses in Leviticus 26:31-33 and Deuteronomy 28:51-52. The He...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 44:2
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“I will command”
“Lord, how long? He answered”
“a dwelling place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation”
“and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way”
“and Jerusalem will become heaps of rubble”
“he it is that has fought for you.”
“(in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah”
“and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.”
“which I commanded my servants the prophets”
“and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish”