Jeremiah 9:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

The LORD saw how bad the people on earth were and that everything they thought and planned was evil.

Job 9:18

Before I could get my breath, my miseries would multiply.

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 13:10

The people of Judah are evil and stubborn. So instead of listening to me, they do whatever they want and even worship other gods. When I have finished with these people, they will be good for nothing, just like this pair of shorts.

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 2:23

You deny your sins and say, “We aren't unclean. We haven't worshipped Baal.” But think about what you do in Hinnom Valley. And you run back and forth like young camels, as you rush to worship one idol after another.

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 23:15

You prophets in Jerusalem have spread evil everywhere. That's why I, the LORD, promise to give you bitter poison to eat and drink.

Jeremiah 23:27

They tell each other their dreams and try to get my people to reject me, just as their ancestors left me and worshipped Baal.

Jeremiah 3:17

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.

Jeremiah 44:17

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.

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 8:14

The people of Judah say to each other, “What are we waiting for? Let's run to a town with walls and die there. We rebelled against the LORD, and we were sentenced to die by drinking poison.

Lamentations 3:15

God has turned my life sour.

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.

Galatians 1:14

I was a much better Jew than anyone else my own age, and I obeyed every law that our ancestors had given us.

Ephesians 2:3

Once we were also ruled by the selfish desires of our bodies and minds. We had made God angry, and we were going to be punished like everyone else.

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.