Jeremiah 3:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When Josiah was king, the LORD said: Jeremiah, the kingdom of Israel was like an unfaithful wife who became a prostitute on the hilltops and in the shade of large trees.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:23

They also built their own local shrines and stone images of foreign gods, and they set up sacred poles for worshipping the goddess Asherah on every hill and in the shade of large trees.

2 Chronicles 34:1

Josiah was eight years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled thirty-one years from Jerusalem.

Psalm 106:39

By doing such gruesome things, they also became filthy.

Isaiah 57:3

You people are unfaithful! You go to fortune-tellers, and you worship idols. Now pay close attention!

Isaiah 57:7

You have spread out your beds on the tops of high mountains, where you sacrifice to idols.

Jeremiah 1:2

The LORD first spoke to me in the thirteenth year that Josiah was king of Judah,

Jeremiah 11:10

They have sinned in the same way their ancestors did, by turning from me and worshipping other gods. The northern kingdom of Israel broke the agreement I made with your ancestors, and now the southern kingdom of Judah has done the same.

Jeremiah 17:2

One generation after another has set up pagan altars and worshipped the goddess Asherah everywhere in your country— on hills and mountains, and under large trees. So I'll take everything you own, including your altars, and give it all to your enemies.

Jeremiah 31:22

Will you ever decide to be faithful? I will make sure that some day things will be different, as different as a woman protecting a man.

Jeremiah 5:11

In every way, Judah and Israel have been unfaithful to me.

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.

Ezekiel 16:31

You had sex on every street corner, and when you finished, you refused to accept money. That's worse than being a prostitute!

Ezekiel 16:35

Jerusalem, you prostitute, listen to me.

Ezekiel 20:28

by offering sacrifices, incense, and wine to gods on every hill and under every large tree. I was very angry, because they did these things in the land I had given them!

Ezekiel 23:11

Oholibah saw all this, but she was more sinful and wanted sex more than her sister Oholah ever did.

Ezekiel 23:4

The elder one was named Oholah, which stands for Samaria; the younger one was Oholibah, which stands for Jerusalem. They became my wives and gave birth to my children.

Hosea 11:7

My people are determined to reject me for a god they think is stronger, but he can't help.

Hosea 4:13

You offer sacrifices on mountaintops and hills, under oak trees, and wherever good shade is found. Your own daughters and daughters-in-law sell themselves for sex.

Judges 2:17

In years gone by, the Israelites had been faithful to the LORD, but now they were quick to be unfaithful and to refuse even to listen to these judges. The Israelites would disobey the LORD, and instead of worshipping him, they would worship other gods.