Jeremiah 3:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The whole city of Jerusalem will be my throne. All nations will come here to worship me, and they will no longer follow their stubborn, evil hearts.

Cross References

Genesis 8:21

The smell of the burning offering pleased God, and he said: Never again will I punish the earth for the sinful things its people do. All of them have evil thoughts from the time they are young, but I will never destroy everything that breathes, as I did this time.

1 Kings 8:41

Foreigners will hear about you and your mighty power, and some of them will come to live among your people Israel. If any of them pray towards this temple,

Psalm 102:23

I should still be strong, but you, LORD, have made an old person of me.

Psalm 78:8

They would be different from their ancestors, who were stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful to God.

Psalm 87:3

Zion, you are the city of God, and wonderful things are told about you.

Isaiah 26:8

You are the one we trust to bring about justice; above all else we want your name to be honoured.

Isaiah 56:6

Foreigners will follow me. They will love me and worship in my name; they will respect the Sabbath and keep our agreement.

Isaiah 59:19

He will attack like a flood in a mighty storm. Nations in the west and the east will then honour and praise his wonderful name.

Isaiah 6:1

In the year that King Uzziah died, I had a vision of the LORD. He was on his throne high above, and his robe filled the temple.

Isaiah 66:1

The LORD said: Heaven is my throne; the earth is my footstool. What kind of house could you build for me? In what place will I rest?

Isaiah 66:18

I know everything you do and think! The time has now come to bring together the people of every language and nation and to show them my glory

Isaiah 66:20

They will bring your relatives from the nations as an offering to me, the LORD. They will come on horses, chariots, wagons, mules, and camels to Jerusalem, my holy mountain. It will be like the people of Israel bringing the right offering to my temple.

Jeremiah 11:8

have always been stubborn. You have refused to listen, and instead you have done whatever your sinful hearts have desired. You have not kept the agreement we made, so I will make you suffer every curse that goes with it.

Jeremiah 12:15

But later, I will have pity on these nations and bring them back to their own lands.

Jeremiah 12:16

They once taught my people to worship Baal. But if they admit I am the only true God, and if they let my people teach them how to worship me, these nations will also become my people.

Jeremiah 14:21

If you save us, it will show how great you are. Don't let our enemies disgrace your temple, your beautiful throne. Don't forget that you promised to rescue us.

Jeremiah 16:12

And you have done even worse! You are stubborn, and instead of obeying me, you do whatever evil comes to your mind.

Jeremiah 16:19

Our LORD, you are the one who gives me strength and protects me like a fortress when I am in trouble. People will come to you from distant nations and say, “Our ancestors worshipped false and useless gods,

Jeremiah 17:12

Our LORD, your temple is a glorious throne that has stood on a mountain from the beginning.

Jeremiah 18:12

But I know you won't listen. You might as well answer, “We don't care what you say. We have made plans to sin, and we are going to be stubborn and do what we want!”

Jeremiah 3:19

I have always wanted to treat you as my children and give you the best land, the most beautiful on earth. I wanted you to call me “Father” and not turn from me.

Jeremiah 31:23

The LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, said: I promise to set the people of Judah free and to lead them back to their home towns. And when I do, they will once again say, “We pray that the LORD will bless his home, the sacred hill in Jerusalem where his temple stands.”

Jeremiah 33:9

When that happens, all nations on earth will see the good things I have done for Jerusalem, and how I have given it complete peace. The nations will celebrate and praise and honour me, but they will also tremble with fear.

Jeremiah 4:2

Make promises only in my name, and do what you promise! Then all nations will praise me, and I will bless them.

Jeremiah 7:24

But your ancestors refused to listen. They were stubborn, and whenever I wanted them to go one-way, they always went the other.

Jeremiah 9:14

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

Ezekiel 1:26

I then saw what looked like a throne made of sapphire, and sitting on the throne was a figure in the shape of a human.

Ezekiel 43:7

Ezekiel, son of man, this temple is my throne on earth. I will live here among the people of Israel for ever. They and their kings will never again disgrace me by worshipping idols at local shrines or by setting up memorials to their dead kings.

Ezekiel 48:35

and so the total length of the wall will be ten kilometres. The new name of the city will be “The-LORD-Is-Here!”

Zechariah 2:11

When he does, many nations will turn to him and become his people. At that time you will know that I am a prophet of the LORD All-Powerful.

Zechariah 8:8

and I will bring them to live in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, faithful to bring about justice.

Numbers 15:39

These will remind you that you must obey my laws and teachings. And when you do, you will be dedicated to me and won't follow your own sinful desires.

Romans 1:21

They know about God, but they don't honour him or even thank him. Their thoughts are useless, and their stupid minds are in the dark.

Romans 6:14

Don't let sin keep ruling your lives. You are ruled by God's kindness and not by the Law.

Galatians 4:26

But our mother is the city of Jerusalem in heaven above, and she isn't a slave.

Deuteronomy 29:29

The LORD our God hasn't explained the present or the future, but he has commanded us to obey the laws he gave to us and our descendants.

Judges 2:19

But afterwards, the Israelites would become even more sinful than their ancestors had been. The Israelites were stubborn—they simply would not stop worshipping other gods or following the teachings of other religions.