Jeremiah 2:30

“In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.”

"In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion." - Jeremiah 2:30
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What does Jeremiah 2:30 mean?

Jeremiah 2:30 (KJV) says, "In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion." This verse is a part of a larger passage in the book of Jeremiah where the prophet is speaking to the people of…

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The Weight of Divine Discipline: A Reflection on Jeremiah 2:30

**Introduction** Jeremiah 2:30 states, "In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion." This verse depicts a profound lament from God through the prophet Jeremiah, highlighting the tragic…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Understanding in the Face of Rebellion

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heavy heart, reflecting on the profound words of Jeremiah 2:30, "In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion." Lord, these words bear witness…

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Jeremiah 2:30 - "In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion."
Jeremiah 2:30 "In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion."
Jeremiah 2:30 "In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion."
Jeremiah 30:2 - "Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book."
Jeremiah 30:1 - "The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 29:30 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 5:30 - "¶ A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;"
"¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying," - Jeremiah 29:30
"The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying," - Jeremiah 30:1
Jehoiachin in Jeremiah 22:22-30
Jeremiah 30:4 - "¶ And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah."
Jeremiah 30:22 - "And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God."
Jeremiah 30:12 - "For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous."
Jeremiah 30:5 - "For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace."
Jeremiah 6:30 - "Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them."
Jeremiah 52:28-30 - "Jeremiah 52:28-30: 28 This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: 29 In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons: 30 In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred."
"¶ A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;" - Jeremiah 5:30
Jeremiah 30:13 - "There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines."
Jeremiah 30:9 - "But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them."
Jeremiah 48:30 - "I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it."
"Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book." - Jeremiah 30:2
Jeremiah 30:7 - "Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it."
Jeremiah 30:20 - "Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them."
Jeremiah 30:23 - "Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked."
Jeremiah 23:30 - "Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour."
"And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God." - Jeremiah 30:22
"¶ And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah." - Jeremiah 30:4
Jeremiah 50:30 - "Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 31:30 - "But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge."