Jeremiah 4:22

“For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.”

"For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge." - Jeremiah 4:22
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What does Jeremiah 4:22 mean?

Jeremiah 4:22 (KJV) states, "For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge." This verse from the book of Jeremiah reflects the prophet's sorrow and…

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The Folly of Ignorance and the Wisdom of God

Jeremiah 4:22 famously states in the King James Version, "For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge." This verse echoes a somber truth about…

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A Prayer for Wisdom and Understanding

O Gracious and Merciful Lord, In this solemn moment, I come before You with a heavy heart, weighed down by the wisdom of Jeremiah 4:22, which proclaims, "For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise…

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Jeremiah 50:22 - "A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction."
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."
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 20:4
Jeremiah 37:4 - "Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison."
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?"
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."
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Ephesians 4:22
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Ephesians 4:22
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Jeremiah 29: 4-14
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 29: 4-14
Jeremiah 29: 4-14
Jeremiah 29: 4-14
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."