Jeremiah 4:14

“O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?”

"O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?" - Jeremiah 4:14
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What does Jeremiah 4:14 mean?

Jeremiah 4:14 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?" This verse is a powerful call for repentance and spiritual cleansing. It is part of…

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Purifying the Heart: A Call to Inner Renewal

The call to purity is a timeless theme throughout Scripture, and in Jeremiah 4:14, God’s voice echoes with urgency: "O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?" This profound verse invites us to…

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A Prayer for Purity and Renewal of Heart

O Heavenly Father, in the sacred space of Your presence, we come before You with humble hearts, recognizing our need for cleansing and transformation. As Your Word in Jeremiah 4:14 reminds us, "O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long…

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Jeremiah 14:4 - "Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads."
"Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads." - Jeremiah 14:4
Jeremiah 14:1 - "The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth."
Jeremiah 37:14 - "Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes."
"The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth." - Jeremiah 14:1
Jeremiah 38:14 - "¶ Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me."
Jeremiah 20:4
Jeremiah 37:4 - "Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison."
Jeremiah 14:11 - "Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good."
Jeremiah 19:14 - "Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD'S house; and said to all the people,"
Jeremiah 36:4 - "Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book."
Jeremiah 14:5 - "Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass."
Jeremiah 48:14 - "¶ How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?"
Jeremiah 1:4 - "Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 39:14 - "Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people."
Zachariah 14:4
Jeremiah 30:4 - "¶ And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah."
Jeremiah 9:14 - "But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:"
Jeremiah 10:4 - "They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not."
Jeremiah 24:4 - "¶ Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 14:2 - "Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up."
Jeremiah 26:14 - "As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you."
Jeremiah 52:14 - "And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about."