Reference

Jeremiah 3:16

Prophecy Fulfilled Literally Literal Fulfillment Earthly Sanctuary System

“And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.”

Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.

At 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.

In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.

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Earthly Sanctuary System

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Prophecy Fulfilled Literally

The verse describes a future state where a specific physical object (the ark) will no longer be remembered or visited, which is a statement about its *disappearance* or *irrelevance*, not a fulfillment of a promise of concrete, physical, geographical establishment or restoration.

Literal Fulfillment

The "literal fulfillment" of this verse is debatable as the ark's disappearance is not explicitly stated as a divine act of removal, but rather a shift in human focus and remembrance, which could be interpreted metaphorically as a change in religious practice or understanding rather than a physical cessation of its existence or visitation.

Earthly Sanctuary System

The verse describes a future state where the Ark of the Covenant will no longer be remembered or visited, suggesting the *cessation* of a key component of the earthly sanctuary system rather than its support.

Prophecy Fulfilled Literally

Cross-References

Isaiah 65:17Thematic

“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.”

Isaiah 65:17Thematic

“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.”

Ezekiel 37:26Thematic

“Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.”

Amos 9:14Thematic

“And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.”

Isaiah 60:22Thematic

“A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.”

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