Jeremiah 44:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

This disaster happened because you worshipped other gods and rebelled against the LORD by refusing to obey him or follow his laws and teachings.

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 Kings 17:15

They ignored the LORD's warnings and commands, and they rejected the solemn agreement he had made with their ancestors. They worshipped worthless idols and became worthless themselves. The LORD had told the Israelites not to do the things that the foreign nations around them were doing, but Israel became just like them.

2 Chronicles 36:16

But the people only laughed and insulted these prophets. They ignored what the LORD God was trying to tell them, until he finally became so angry that nothing could stop him from punishing Judah and Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 13:18

Didn't God punish us and this city because our ancestors did these very same things? And here you are, about to make God furious again by disgracing the Sabbath!”

Psalm 119:136

When anyone disobeys you, my eyes overflow with tears.

Psalm 119:150

People who disobey your Law have made evil plans and want to hurt me,

Psalm 119:155

Evil people won't obey you, and so they have no hope of being saved.

Psalm 78:10

They broke their agreement with God, and they turned their backs on his teaching.

Psalm 78:56

But the people tested God Most High, and they refused to obey his laws.

Jeremiah 26:4

Tell them that I have said: You have refused to listen to me and to obey my laws and teachings.

Jeremiah 40:3

But they continued to rebel against him, and now he has punished them just as he threatened.

Jeremiah 44:10

Even now, your pride keeps you from respecting me and obeying the laws and teachings I gave you and your ancestors.

Jeremiah 44:18

But since the time we stopped burning incense and offering wine sacrifices to her, we have been dying from war and hunger.

Jeremiah 44:2

I am the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel. You saw how I destroyed Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. They lie empty and in ruins today,

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 44:3

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

Jeremiah 44:8

You have made me angry by worshipping idols and burning incense to other gods after you came here to Egypt. You will die such a disgusting death, that other nations will use the name of Judah as a curse word.

Lamentations 1:8

Jerusalem's horrible sins have made the city a joke. Those who once admired her now hate her instead— she has been disgraced; she groans and turns away.

Daniel 9:13

We have not escaped any of the terrible curses written by Moses, and yet we have refused to beg you for mercy and to remind ourselves of how faithful you have always been.

1 Corinthians 10:20

No, I am not! That food is really sacrificed to demons and not to God. I don't want you to have anything to do with demons.

2 Corinthians 6:16

Do idols belong in the temple of God? We are the temple of the living God, as God himself says, “I will live with these people and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”