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Jeremiah 8:12 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Jeremiah 8:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 8 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. I will: or, In gathering I will consume”
Jeremiah 8:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 8:12
This verse describes false prophets' response to their failure: 'Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination?' The rhetorical question uses Hebrew hevish (הֱבִישׁ, to be ashamed) with to'evah (תּוֹעֵבָה, abomination)—the strongest term for something detestable to God. 'Nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush.' The doubled negative (lo vosh yevoshu, לֹא בוֹשׁ יֵבֹשׁוּ) and inability to blush (haklim, הַכְלִים, to become red-faced) indicates seared consciences beyond normal shame response. 'Therefore shall they fall among them that fall' pronounces judgment—those wh...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 8:12
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“and there has been no latter rain; yet you have a prostitute's forehead”
“The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom”
“they were not at all ashamed”
“Lo”
“in the midst of her”
“when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul”
“and recompense”
“I have made known that which will surely be.”
“whose god is the belly”
“like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst of it.”