Isaiah 58:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

They seek me day after day and delight to know my ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not abandon the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgements; they delight in the nearness of God.’

Cross References

Titus 1:16

They claim to know God,  but they deny him by their works.  They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord said: These people approach me with their speeches to honour me with lip-service, yet their hearts are far from me, and human rules direct their worship of me.

John 5:35

John   , was a burning and shining lamp,   and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

Mark 12:14

When they came, they said to him, ‘Teacher, we know you are truthful and don’t care what anyone thinks, nor do you show partiality  but teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes  to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn’t we? ’

Mark 6:20

because Herod feared  John and protected him, knowing he was a righteous  and holy  man. When Herod heard him he would be very perplexed,  , and yet he liked to listen to him.

Jeremiah 42:20

You have gone astray at the cost of your lives  because you are the ones who sent me to the Lord your God, saying, “Pray to the Lord our God on our behalf, and as for all that the Lord our God says, tell it to us, and we’ll act accordingly.”

Jeremiah 42:2

the prophet Jeremiah and said, ‘May our petition come before you;  pray to the Lord your God on our behalf,  on behalf of this entire remnant (for few of us remain out of the many,  as you can see with your own eyes),

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the  Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Isaiah 1:4

Oh sinful nation, people weighed down with iniquity, brood of evildoers, depraved children! They have abandoned  the  Lord; they have despised  the Holy One of Israel; they have turned their backs on him.

Isaiah 1:28

At the same time both rebels and sinners will be broken, and those who abandon the  Lord will perish.

Isaiah 57:3

But come here, you witch’s sons, offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute!

Isaiah 57:12

I will announce your righteousness, and your works #– #they will not profit you.

Isaiah 59:13

transgression and deception against the  Lord, turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.

Jeremiah 7:9

‘ “Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known?

Jeremiah 7:10

Then do you come and stand before me in this house  that bears my name and say, ‘We are rescued, so we can continue doing all these detestable acts’?

Isaiah 42:20

Though seeing many things,  you pay no attention. Though his ears are open, he does not listen.’

Ezekiel 20:3

‘Son of man, speak with the elders of Israel and tell them, “This is what the Lord God says: Are you coming to enquire of me? As I live, I will not let you enquire of me.  This is the declaration of the Lord God.”

Amos 5:18

Woe to you who long for the day of the  Lord! What will the day of the  Lord be for you? It will be darkness and not light.