Jeremiah 16:12

Easy To Read Version

But you people have sinned more than your ancestors. You are very stubborn. And you are doing only the things that you want to do. You are not obeying me. You do only what you want to do.

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

The Lord saw that the people on the earth were very evil. The Lord saw that people thought only about evil things all the time.

Genesis 8:21

The Lord smelled these sacrifices, and it pleased him. The Lord said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground as a way to punish people. People are evil from the time that they are young. So I will never again destroy every living thing on the earth like I have just done.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

A sinner might do a hundred evil things. And he might have a long life. But I know that it is still better to obey and respect God.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

Of all the things that happen in this life, the worst thing is that all people end the same way. But it is also very bad that people always think evil and foolish thoughts. And those thoughts lead to death.

Jeremiah 13:10

I will ruin those proud and evil people of Judah. They refuse to listen to my messages. They are stubborn and do only the things they want to do. They follow and worship other gods. Those people of Judah will become like this linen loincloth. They will be ruined and not good for anything.

Jeremiah 17:9

“A person’s mind is very tricky!\par The mind can be very sick,\par and no person truly understands it.\par

Jeremiah 18:12

But the people of Judah will answer, ‘It will not do any good to try. We will continue to do what we want. Each of us is going to do the things his stubborn, evil heart wants.’”

Jeremiah 22:28

Coniah (Jehoiachin) is like a broken pot\par that some person threw away.\par He is like a pot that no person wants.\par Why will Jehoiachin and his children\par be thrown out?\par Why will they be thrown away\par into a foreign land?\par

Jeremiah 7:24

“But your ancestors {\cf2\super [64]} did not listen to me. They did not pay attention to me. They were stubborn and did the things they wanted to do. They did not become good. They became even more evil—they went backward, not forward.

Jeremiah 7:26

But your ancestors did not listen to me. They did not pay attention to me. They were very stubborn and did evil worse than their fathers.

Jeremiah 9:14

The people of Judah lived their own way.\par They were stubborn.\par They followed the false god Baal. {\cf2\super [76]} \par Their fathers taught them to follow\par those false gods.”\par

Lamentations 5:7

Our ancestors sinned against you.\par Now they are dead.\par Now we are suffering because of their sins.\par

Ezekiel 20:30

\{God said,\} “\{The people of Israel did all those bad things.\} So speak to the family of Israel. Tell them, ‘The Lord my Master says these things: You people have made yourselves filthy by doing the things your ancestors {\cf2\super [147]} did. You have acted like a prostitute. {\cf2\super [148]} You have left me to be with the horrible gods your ancestors worshiped.

Amos 2:4

The Lord says this: “I will definitely punish Judah for the many crimes they did. {\cf2\super [35]} Why? Because they refused to obey the Lord’s commands. They didn’t keep his commands. Their ancestors {\cf2\super [36]} believed \{lies\}. And those same lies caused the people of Judah to quit following God.

Malachi 3:7

But you never obeyed my laws. Even your ancestors stopped following me. Come back to me, and I will come back to you.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.

Mark 7:21

All these bad things begin inside a person, in the mind: bad thoughts, sexual sins, stealing, murder,

Deuteronomy 29:19

“A person might hear these curses, but he might comfort himself and say, ‘I will continue doing what I want. Nothing bad will happen to me.’ That person might cause bad things to happen not only to himself but to everyone—even to the good people. [192]

Deuteronomy 9:27

Remember {your promise to} your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Forget how stubborn these people are. Don’t look at their evil ways or their sins.

2 Timothy 3:13

People who are evil and cheat other people will become worse and worse. They will fool other people, but they will also be fooling themselves.

Hebrews 3:12

So, brothers and sisters, be careful that none of you is sinful, and refuses to believe, and stops following the living God.

Judges 2:19

But when each judge died, the people of Israel again sinned and started worshiping the false gods. The people of Israel were very stubborn—they refused to change their evil ways.

1 Samuel 15:23

Refusing to obey is as bad as the sin of sorcery. [139] Being stubborn and doing what you want is like the sin of worshiping idols. You refused to obey the Lord’s command. For this reason, the Lord now refuses to accept you as king.”