A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
Parallel translations
- WEB A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.
- BSB A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.
- NKJV A glorious high throne from the beginning Is the place of our sanctuary.
- NASB ¶A glorious throne on high from the beginning Is the place of our sanctuary.
- NLT But we worship at your throne— eternal, high, and glorious!
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Quick answer
God's sanctuary is a glorious throne, exalted from the beginning. It is the true dwelling place and refuge of his people.
Overview
In contrast to those who trust in fleeting riches, Jeremiah lifts his eyes to the Lord's glorious throne, the place of the sanctuary where God meets his people. This confession of worship anchors hope in God's eternal kingship rather than in human security. It points forward to Christ, in whom God's presence dwells and through whom believers draw near to the throne of grace (Hebrews 4:16).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Ps 96:6Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
- Ezek 43:7And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
- Jer 3:17At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
- Jer 14:21Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
- Ezek 1:26And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
- Heb 12:2Looking 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.
- Heb 4:16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
- Rev 3:21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
- Isa 6:1In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
- Isa 66:1Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
- Matt 25:31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
- Ps 103:19The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
- 2 Chr 2:5–6And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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