Jeremiah 22:9

“Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.”

"Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them." - Jeremiah 22:9
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What does Jeremiah 22:9 mean?

The Bible verse Jeremiah 22:9 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them." This verse is part of a longer passage in which the prophet Jeremiah delivers…

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The Danger of Forsaking God: A Call to Covenant Faithfulness

Jeremiah 22:9 (KJV) reads, "Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them." This verse is part of a broader message from the prophet Jeremiah, whose life and ministry were marked by a deep…

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A Prayer of Restoration and Loyalty to the Covenant of God

Almighty and sovereign Lord, We come before You today, reflecting on the profound truth found in the words of Your prophet Jeremiah, as declared in Jeremiah 22:9: "Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods…

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Jeremiah 22:9 - "Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them."
Jeremiah 9:22 - "Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them."
Jehoiachin in Jeremiah 22:22-30
Jeremiah 50:22 - "A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction."
Matthew 9:21-22
Matthew 9:21-22
Matthew 9:21-22
Matthew 9:21-22
Matthew 9:21-22
Jeremiah 48:22 - "And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,"
Jeremiah 22:27 - "But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return."
Jeremiah 30:22 - "And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God."
Jeremiah 22:29 - "O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD."
Genesis 22-9
Genesis 22-9
Proverbs 22:9
Jeremiah 22:22 - "The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness."
Jeremiah 9:9 - "¶ Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"
Jeremiah 8:22 - "Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?"
Jude 9:22-24
Jeremiah 22:1 - "Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,"
Jeremiah 22:19 - "He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem."
Jeremiah 25:22 - "And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,"
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 36:22 - "Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him."
"Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them." - Jeremiah 9:22
Jeremiah 22:5 - "But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation."
Jeremiah 22:17 - "But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it."
"A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction." - Jeremiah 50:22