Jeremiah 44:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

We have promised to worship the goddess Astarte, the Queen of Heaven, and that is exactly what we are going to do. We will burn incense and offer sacrifices of wine to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders did when we lived in Jerusalem and the other towns of Judah. We had plenty of food back then. We were well off, and nothing bad ever happened to us.

Cross References

2 Kings 17:16

The people of Israel disobeyed all the commands of the LORD their God. They made two gold statues of calves and set up a sacred pole for Asherah; they also worshipped the stars and the god Baal.

2 Kings 22:17

The people of Judah have rejected me. They have offered sacrifices to foreign gods and have worshipped their own idols. I cannot stand it any longer. I am furious.

2 Chronicles 28:23

He said to himself, “The Syrian gods must have helped their kings defeat me. Perhaps if I offer sacrifices to those gods, they will help me.” That was the sin that finally led to the downfall of Ahaz, as well as to the destruction of Judah.

Nehemiah 9:34

Our kings, leaders, and priests have never obeyed your commands or heeded your warnings.

Psalm 106:6

We and our ancestors have sinned terribly.

Psalm 12:4

They say to themselves, “We are great speakers. No one else has a chance.”

Exodus 16:3

“We wish the LORD had killed us in Egypt. When we lived there, we could at least sit down and eat all the bread and meat we wanted. But you have brought us out here into this desert, where we are going to starve.”

Isaiah 48:5

And I told you these things, so that when they happened you would not say, “The idols we worship did this.”

Jeremiah 1:16

I will punish my people, because they are guilty of turning from me to worship idols.

Jeremiah 11:12

Then they will offer sacrifices to their other gods and ask them for help. After all, the people of Judah have more gods than towns, and more altars for Baal than there are streets in Jerusalem. But those gods won't be able to rescue the people of Judah from disaster.

Jeremiah 18:15

But you, my people, have turned from me to burn incense to worthless idols. You have left the ancient road to follow an unknown path where you stumble over idols.

Jeremiah 44:21

Don't you think the LORD knew that you and your ancestors, your leaders and kings, and the rest of the people were burning incense to other gods in Jerusalem and everywhere else in Judah?

Jeremiah 44:9

When you were living in Jerusalem and Judah, you followed the example of your ancestors in doing evil things, just like your kings and queens.

Jeremiah 7:17

Do you see what the people of Judah are doing in their towns and in the streets of Jerusalem?

Jeremiah 7:18

Children gather firewood, their fathers build fires, and their mothers mix dough to bake bread for the goddess they call the Queen of Heaven. They even offer wine sacrifices to other gods, just to insult me.

Ezekiel 20:32

They may think they can be like other nations and get away with worshipping idols made of wood and stone. But that will never happen!

Ezekiel 20:8

but they still rebelled against me. They refused to listen and kept on worshipping their idols and foreign gods. In my anger, I decided to punish the Israelites in Egypt.

Ezekiel 23:41

They sat on a fine couch, and in front of them was a table for the olive oil and incense that had belonged to me.

Ezekiel 8:16

I was then led into the temple's inner courtyard, where I saw about twenty-five men standing near the entrance, between the porch and the altar. Their backs were to the LORD's temple, and they were bowing down to the rising sun.

Habakkuk 1:16

that he offers sacrifices to his fishing nets, because they make him rich and provide choice foods.

Numbers 30:12

But if he hears about the promise and does object, she no longer has to keep it. The LORD will forgive her, because her husband would not allow her to keep the promise.

Numbers 30:2

When one of you men makes a promise to the LORD, you must keep your word.

Mark 6:26

The king was very sorry for what he had said. But he did not want to break the promise he had made in front of his guests.

Deuteronomy 23:23

You must keep whatever promises you make to the LORD. After all, you are the one who chose to make the promises.

Philippians 3:19

that they are headed for hell! They worship their stomachs and boast about the disgusting things they do. All they can think about are the things of this world.

1 Peter 1:18

You were rescued from the useless way of life that you learnt from your ancestors. But you know that you were not rescued by such things as silver or gold that don't last for ever.

Judges 11:36

“Father,” she said, “you made a sacred promise to the LORD, and he let you defeat the Ammonites. Now, you must do what you promised, even if it means I must die.