Jeremiah 11:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then the LORD told me to say to the people of Judah: You are my chosen people, but you have no right to be here in my temple, doing such terrible things. The sacrifices you offer me won't protect you from disaster, so stop celebrating.

Cross References

Psalm 50:16

But to the wicked I say: “You don't have the right to mention my laws or claim to keep our agreement!

Psalm 60:5

Answer our prayers! Use your powerful arm and give us victory. Then the people you love will be safe.

Proverbs 10:23

Fools enjoy doing wrong, but anyone with good sense enjoys acting wisely.

Proverbs 15:8

The LORD is disgusted by gifts from the wicked, but it makes him happy when his people pray.

Proverbs 2:14

Most of all they enjoy being mean and deceitful.

Proverbs 21:27

The Lord despises the offerings of wicked people with evil motives.

Proverbs 26:18

It's no crazier to shoot sharp and flaming arrows

Proverbs 28:9

God cannot stand the prayers of anyone who disobeys his Law.

Isaiah 50:1

The LORD says, “Children, I didn't divorce your mother or sell you to pay debts; I divorced her and sold you because of your sins.

Jeremiah 12:7

I loved my people and chose them as my very own. But now I will reject them and hand them over to their enemies.

Jeremiah 15:1

The LORD said to me: Even if Moses and Samuel were here, praying with you, I wouldn't change my mind. So send the people of Judah away.

Jeremiah 2:2

to go to Jerusalem and tell everyone that he had said: When you were my young bride, you loved me and followed me through the barren desert.

Jeremiah 23:11

The LORD told me to say: You prophets and priests think so little of me, the LORD, that you even sin in my own temple!

Jeremiah 3:14

You are unfaithful children, but you belong to me. Come home! I'll take one or two of you from each town and clan and bring you to Zion.

Hosea 3:1

Once again the LORD spoke to me. And this time he said, “Hosea, fall in love with an unfaithful woman who has a lover. Do this to show that I love the people of Israel, even though they worship idols and enjoy the offering cakes made with fruit.”

Matthew 22:11

When the king went in to meet the guests, he found that one of them wasn't wearing the right kind of clothes for the wedding.

Luke 8:28

The man saw Jesus and screamed. He knelt down in front of him and shouted, “Jesus, Son of God in heaven, what do you want with me? I beg you not to torture me!”

Romans 11:28

The people of Israel are treated as God's enemies, so that the good news can come to you Gentiles. But they are still the chosen ones, and God loves them because of their famous ancestors.

1 Corinthians 13:6

Love rejoices in the truth, but not in evil.

Titus 1:15

Everything is pure for someone whose heart is pure. But nothing is pure for an unbeliever with a dirty mind. That person's mind and conscience are destroyed.

James 4:16

Yet you are stupid enough to boast, and it is wrong to be so proud.