A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
What does Jeremiah 17:12 mean?
The prophet acknowledges the favour of God in setting up religion. There is fulness of comfort in God, overflowing, ever-flowing fulness, like a fountain.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Jeremiah 17:12-14 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Jeremiah 17:12
Or, "Thou throne ... thou place ... thou hope ... Yahweh! All that forsake Thee etc." The prophet concludes his prediction with the expression of his own trust in Yahweh, and confidence that the divine justice will finally be vindicated by the punishment of the wicked. The "throne of glory" is equivalent to Him who is enthroned in glory.
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A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
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A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
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A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
Context in Jeremiah 17
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Jeremiah 17 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as conflict with kings, priests, and prophets. Jeremiah combines fierce warning, autobiographical anguish, symbolic action, the promise of a new covenant, and the trauma of Jerusalem’s fall. Read this chapter with the wider themes of judgment, tears, and new covenant in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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