Old Testament · Prophecy
Jeremiah 31:19
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Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
About Jeremiah 31:19
Jeremiah 31:19 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Shame. Found in the prophecy of Jeremiah, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Isaiah 54:4
“Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.”
- Ezekiel 16:52
“Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.”
- Hebrews 12:2
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
- Isaiah 30:5
“They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.”
- Jeremiah 51:51
“We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the Lord’s house.”
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How to Apply Jeremiah 31:19
Meditate on Jeremiah 31:19 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Shame applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.