Jonah 2:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

All who worship worthless idols turn from the God who offers them mercy.

Cross References

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.

Psalm 142:4

Even if you look, you won't see anyone who cares enough to walk beside me. There is no place to hide, and no one who really cares.

Psalm 31:6

I hate the worshippers of worthless idols, but I trust you, LORD.

Psalm 69:14

Don't let me sink in the mud, but save me from my enemies and from the deep water.

Jeremiah 10:8

Idols are worthless, and anyone who worships them is a fool!

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 2:13

You, my people, have sinned in two ways— you have rejected me, the source of life-giving water, and you've tried to collect water in cracked and leaking pits dug in the ground.

Micah 1:2

Listen, all of you! Earth and everything on it, pay close attention. The LORD God accuses you from his holy temple.

1 Samuel 12:21

Don't worship idols! They don't have any power, and they can't help you or save you when you're in trouble.