Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 5:30 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Jeremiah 5:30 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 5 verse 30 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; A wonderful: or, Astonishment and filthiness”
Jeremiah 5:30 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 5:30
This verse introduces a shocking revelation: 'A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land' (šammâ wĕšaʿărûrâ nihyĕṯâ ḇāʾāreṣ, שַׁמָּה וְשַׁעֲרוּרָה נִהְיְתָה בָאָרֶץ). The words šammâ (astonishing, appalling) and šaʿărûrâ (horrible, shocking) express moral outrage. The specific charge follows in verse 31: false prophets prophesy lies, priests rule by their means, and the people love it. The 'wonderful' (in the sense of astonishing) aspect is that this spiritual corruption occurs blatantly, yet people embrace it. This exposes the depth of apostasy—not merely secret sin but public, s...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 5:30
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“I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim”
“and walk in lies; and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers”
“heavens”
“you heavens”