Jeremiah 6:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

Listen to me, you people of Jerusalem and Judah. I will abandon you, and your land will become an empty desert.

Cross References

Hosea 9:12

Even if you do have children, I will take them all and leave you to mourn. I will turn away, and you will sink down in deep trouble.

Ezekiel 23:18

She let everyone see her naked body and didn't care if they knew she was a prostitute. That's why I turned my back on her, just as I had done with her older sister.

Zephaniah 3:7

God felt certain that Jerusalem would learn to respect and obey him. Then he would hold back from punishing the city and not wipe it out. But everyone there was eager to start sinning again.

Psalm 50:17

You refused correction and rejected my commands.

Jeremiah 31:19

When we were young, we strayed and sinned, but then we realized what we had done. We are ashamed and disgraced and want to return to you.”

Jeremiah 9:11

I heard the Lord reply, “When I am finished, Jerusalem and the towns of Judah will be piles of ruins where only jackals live.”

Jeremiah 7:34

When I am finished with your land, there will be deathly silence in the empty ruins of Jerusalem and the towns of Judah—no happy voices, no sounds of parties or wedding celebrations.

Jeremiah 7:20

And now, I, the Lord All-Powerful, will flood Judah with my fiery anger until nothing is left—no people or animals, no trees or crops.

Jeremiah 4:14

But Jerusalem, there is still time for you to be saved. Wash the evil from your hearts and stop making sinful plans,

Jeremiah 2:15

Enemies roared like lions and destroyed your land; towns lie burned and empty.

Proverbs 4:13

Hold firmly to my teaching and never let go. It will mean life for you.

Psalm 94:12

Our Lord, you bless everyone that you instruct and teach by using your Law.

Psalm 2:10

Be smart, all you rulers, and pay close attention.

Deuteronomy 32:29

If you did, you could see where you are headed.

Leviticus 26:34

While you are prisoners in foreign lands, your own land will enjoy years of rest and refreshment, as it should have done each seventh year when you lived there.

Jeremiah 7:28

So you must say to them: People of Judah, I am the Lord your God, but you have refused to obey me, and you didn't change when I punished you. And now, you no longer even pretend to be faithful to me.

Proverbs 19:20

Pay attention to advice and accept correction, so you can live sensibly.

Hosea 2:5

Your mother was unfaithful. She was disgraceful and said, “I'll run after my lovers. Everything comes from them— my food and drink, my linen and wool, my olive oil and wine.”