Jeremiah 2:5

“Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?”

"Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?" - Jeremiah 2:5
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What does Jeremiah 2:5 mean?

Jeremiah 2:5 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?" This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Jeremiah, in which…

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Returning to the True Source

The words of Jeremiah 2:5 are a poignant reminder of the heart of God for His people: "Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?" In this single verse, the depth of God’s…

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A Prayer of Reflection and Return

O Sovereign LORD, Creator of heaven and earth, we come before You with humble hearts, acknowledging Your greatness and the depth of Your mercy. As Your Word reminds us in Jeremiah 2:5, "Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from…

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Jeremiah 5:2 - "And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely."
"And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely." - Jeremiah 5:2
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Prophet Jeremiah 1:5
Jeremiah 28:5 - "Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD,"
Jeremiah 18:5 - "Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
Jeremiah 5:30 - "¶ A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;"
Jeremiah 5:20 - "Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,"
Jeremiah 5:16 - "Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men."
Jeremiah 5:23 - "But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone."
Jeremiah 13:5 - "So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me."
Jeremiah 14:5 - "Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass."
Jeremiah 52:5 - "So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah."
Jeremiah 42:5 - "Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us."
Jeremiah 5:18 - "Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you."
Jeremiah 29:5 - "¶ Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;"
Jeremiah 30:5 - "For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace."
Jeremiah 6:5 - "Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces."
Jeremiah 5:5 - "I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds."
Jeremiah 25:2 - "The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,"
Jeremiah 5:8 - "They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife."
Jeremiah 5:29 - "Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"
Jeremiah 5:13 - "And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them."
Jeremiah 5:9 - "Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"
Jeremiah 3:2
Jeremiah 5:4 - "Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God."
Jeremiah 44:5 - "But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods."