Jeremiah 16:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then tell them I have said: People of Judah, your ancestors turned away from me; they rejected my laws and teachings and started worshipping other gods.

Cross References

1 Kings 9:9

Then they will answer, “We know why the LORD did this. The people of Israel rejected the LORD their God, who rescued their ancestors from Egypt, and they started worshipping other gods.”

2 Chronicles 7:22

Then they will answer, “It was because the people of Israel rejected the LORD their God, who rescued their ancestors from Egypt, and they started worshipping other gods.”

Jeremiah 13:22

Do you know why your clothes were torn off and you were abused? It was because of your terrible sins.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests who teach my laws don't care to know me. Your leaders rebel against me; your prophets give messages from Baal and worship false gods.

Jeremiah 22:9

Others will answer, “It's because the people worshipped foreign gods and broke the agreement that the LORD their God had made with them.”

Jeremiah 44:3

because the people of Judah made me angry by worshipping gods that had never helped them or their ancestors.

Jeremiah 8:2

who loved and worshipped the sun, moon, and stars. These bones will be scattered and left lying on the ground like rubbish, where the sun and moon and stars can shine on them.

Jeremiah 9:14

They were stubborn and worshipped Baal, just as their ancestors did.

Lamentations 5:7

Our ancestors sinned, but they are dead, and we are left to pay for their sins.

Ezekiel 11:21

But those who worship idols will be punished and get what they deserve. I, the LORD God, have spoken.

Amos 2:4

The LORD said: I will punish Judah for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They have rejected my teachings and refused to obey me. They were led astray by the same false gods their ancestors worshipped.

Malachi 3:7

even though you have ignored and disobeyed my laws ever since the time of your ancestors. But if you return to me, I will return to you. And yet you ask, “How can we return?”

1 Peter 4:3

You have already lived long enough like people who don't know God. You were immoral and followed your evil desires. You went around drinking and feasting and carrying on. In fact, you even worshipped disgusting idols.

Judges 2:11

The LORD had brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they had worshipped him. But now the Israelites stopped worshipping the LORD and worshipped the idols of Baal and Astarte, as well as the idols of other gods from nearby nations. The LORD was so angry