Jeremiah 2:16

“Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.”

"Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head." - Jeremiah 2:16
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What does Jeremiah 2:16 mean?

The Bible verse Jeremiah 2:16 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, “Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.” At first glance, this verse seems to be cryptic and difficult to understand, but upon closer examination, we can uncover its deep…

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The Broken Crown: Understanding Our Identity in Christ

In Jeremiah 2:16, we read the somber words: "Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head." This verse, positioned within a prophetic discourse, contains striking imagery that calls us to contemplate the dignity and identity bestowed upon us by God…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Healing from Betrayal

O Lord, my God, in this hallowed moment of prayer, I come before You with a heart weighed down by the tribulations that life can often present. The words from Jeremiah 2:16 resonate deeply within me: "Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head."…

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Jeremiah 2:16 - "Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head."
Jeremiah 16:2 - "Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place."
Jeremiah 37:16 - "¶ When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;"
Jeremiah 16:2 "You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place."
Jeremiah 52:16
"Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place." - Jeremiah 16:2
"¶ When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;" - Jeremiah 37:16
Jeremiah 5:16 - "Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men."
Jeremiah 16:1 - "The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 16:20 - "Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?"
Jeremiah 48:16 - "The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast."
Jeremiah 16:8 - "Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink."
Jeremiah 25:16 - "And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them."
Jeremiah 52:16 - "But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen."
Jeremiah 22:16 - "He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 44:16 - "As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee."
Jeremiah 38:16 - "So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life."
Jeremiah 18:16 - "To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head."
"Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men." - Jeremiah 5:16
Jeremiah 16:16 - "¶ Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks."
Jeremiah 20:16 - "And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;"
Jeremiah 25:2 - "The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,"
Jeremiah 3:2
Jeremiah 16:17 - "For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes."
Jeremiah 10:16 - "The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name."
"Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?" - Jeremiah 16:20
Jeremiah 32:16 - "¶ Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 40:16 - "But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael."
Jeremiah 20:2 - "Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD."