Jeremiah 23:40
23:39 Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
KJV
I will bring an everlasting reproach on you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.’”
And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
And I will bring an everlasting reproach on you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
What does Jeremiah 23:40 mean?
Jeremiah 23:40 is a verse in the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm), חֶרְפָּה (cherpâh). It connects to 30 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
Exodus 3:6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
Exodus 25:20And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
Exodus 37:9And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
1 Kings 6:24And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
1 Kings 6:27And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. they: or, the cherubims stretched forth their wings
1 Kings 8:7For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
1 Kings 19:13And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
1 Kings 22:19And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
Job 1:6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. Satan: Heb. the adversary among: Heb. in the midst of
Job 4:18Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: and his: or, nor in his angels, in whom he put light
Job 15:15Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Jeremiah 23:40.
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Genesis 17:8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. wherein: Heb. of thy sojournings
Genesis 9:12And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
Frequently asked questions
What does Jeremiah 23:40 say?
Jeremiah 23:40 (King James Version) reads: "And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten."
Is Jeremiah 23:40 in the Old or New Testament?
Jeremiah 23:40 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Jeremiah.
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