Jeremiah 7:8

“Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.”

"Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit." - Jeremiah 7:8
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What does Jeremiah 7:8 mean?

Jeremiah 7:8 (KJV) reads: "Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit." This verse comes from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. In this passage, the prophet Jeremiah is speaking to the people of Judah, warning them about the consequences of their sinful…

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Trusting in Truth: Discerning God's Voice in a World of Lies

In the book of Jeremiah, we find a profound message about trust and truth that resonates deeply in our modern context. The prophet Jeremiah, amidst the societal turmoil of his day, boldly proclaimed, "Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit" (Jeremiah 7:8, KJV)…

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A Prayer for Discernment and Truth

O Lord God, Creator of the heavens and the earth, I humbly bow before You, acknowledging Your infinite wisdom and unchanging nature. In this moment of prayer, I reflect upon the words of Jeremiah 7:8, which remind us of the dangers of placing our trust in lies: "Behold, ye trust…

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Jeremiah 7:8 - "¶ Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit."
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Jeremiah 8:7 - "Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD."
"Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD." - Jeremiah 8:7
Jeremiah 43:8 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,"
Jeremiah 7:1 - "The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 42:7 - "¶ And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah."
Jeremiah 1:7-8 - "But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am too young.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the LORD."
Jeremiah 26:7 - "So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 17:7-8 - "But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."
"The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying," - Jeremiah 7:1
Jeremiah 7:7 - "Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever."
Jeremiah 36:8 - "And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD'S house."
Jeremiah 13:8 - "Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 8:20 - "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved."
Jeremiah 10:8 - "But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities."
"¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying," - Jeremiah 43:8
Jeremiah 42:7 And it happened after ten days that the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 42:7 And it happened after ten days that the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
"Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD." - Jeremiah 8:7
Jeremiah 8:8 - "How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain."
Jeremiah 17:7 - "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is."
Jeremiah 34:8 - "¶ This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;"
Jeremiah 38:7 - "¶ Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;"
Jeremiah 8:15 - "We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!"
Jeremiah 7:17 - "¶ Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?"