Jeremiah 3:25

Easy To Read Version

Let us lie down in our shame.\par Let our shame cover us like a blanket.\par We have sinned against the Lord our God.\par We and our fathers have sinned.\par We have not obeyed the Lord our God\par

Cross References

Psalm 106:6

We sinned just like our ancestors {\cf2\super [553]} sinned.\par We were wrong, we did bad things!\par

Psalm 106:7

Lord, our ancestors in Egypt learned nothing\par from the miracles you did.\par There by the Red Sea,\par our ancestors turned against you.\par

Psalm 109:29

Embarrass my enemies!\par Let them wear their shame like a coat.\par

Proverbs 13:18

If a person refuses to learn from his mistakes, then he will be poor and ashamed. But if a person listens when he is criticized or punished, then he will profit.

Isaiah 48:8

“But even then,\par you didnt listen to me!\par You didn‘t learn anything!\par You refused to listen to anything\par I told you.\par I have known since the beginning\par that you would be against me.\par You have rebelled against me\par from the time you were born.\par

Isaiah 50:11

“Look, \{you people want to live your own ways\}. You light your own fires and torches (lights). So, \{live your own way\}. But, you will be punished! You will fall into your fires and torches and you will be burned. I will make that happen.”

Jeremiah 11:13

“People of Judah, you have many idols—there are as many idols as there are towns in Judah. You have built many altars for worshiping that disgusting god Baal {\cf2\super [96]} —there are as many altars as there are streets in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 12:13

The people will plant wheat,\par but they will harvest only thorns.\par They will work hard until they are very tired,\par but they will get nothing for all their work.\par They will be ashamed of their crop.\par The Lord’s anger caused those things.”\par

Jeremiah 14:20

Lord, we know that we are evil people.\par We know that our ancestors {\cf2\super [125]} did bad things.\par Yes, we sinned against you.\par

Jeremiah 14:7

“We know that those things are our fault.\par We are now suffering because of our sins.\par Lord, do something to help us for the good of your name.\par We admit that we left you many times.\par We have sinned against you.\par

Jeremiah 2:17

This trouble is your own fault!\par The Lord your God\par was leading you the right way, {\cf2\super [10]} \par but you turned away from him.\par

Jeremiah 2:19

You did bad things,\par and those bad things will only\par bring punishment to you.\par Trouble will come to you.\par And that trouble will teach you a lesson.\par Think about it!\par Then you will understand how bad it is\par to turn away from your God.\par It is wrong not to fear and respect me!”\par This message was from my Master,\par the Lord All-Powerful.\par

Jeremiah 2:2

“Jeremiah, go and speak to the people of Jerusalem. Say to them:

Jeremiah 2:26

“A thief is ashamed when people catch him.\par In the same way,\par the people of Israel are ashamed,\par the kings and leaders are ashamed,\par and the priests and prophets are ashamed.\par

Jeremiah 20:18

Why did I have to come out of the body?\par All I have seen is trouble and sorrow.\par And my life will end in shame.\par

Jeremiah 22:21

Judah, you felt safe.\par But I warned you!\par I warned you,\par but you refused to listen.\par You have lived like this\par from the time you were young.\par And from the time you were young,\par you have not obeyed me, Judah.\par

Jeremiah 3:13

But you must recognize your sin.\par You turned against the Lord your God.\par That is your sin.\par You worshiped the idols of people\par from other nations.\par You worshiped those idols\par under every green tree.\par You did not obey me.’”\par This message was from the Lord.\par

Jeremiah 31:19

Lord, I wandered away from you.\par But I learned about the bad things I did.\par So I changed my heart and life.\par I am ashamed and embarrassed about the foolish things I did when I was young.’\par

Jeremiah 6:26

My people, put on sackcloth {\cf2\super [47]} ,\par and roll in the ashes. {\cf2\super [48]} \par Cry loud for the dead people.\par Cry like you lost an only son.\par Do these things because the destroyer\par will come against us very quickly.\par

Jeremiah 7:19

But I am not the one the people of Judah are really hurting.” This message is from the Lord. “They are only hurting themselves. They are bringing shame on themselves.”

Jeremiah 8:14

“Why are we just sitting here?\par Come, let’s run to the strong cities.\par If the Lord our God is going to make us die,\par then let’s die there.\par We have sinned against the Lord,\par so God gave us poisoned water to drink.\par

Jeremiah 9:18

\{The people say,\}\par ‘Let those women come quickly\par and cry for us.\par Then our eyes will fill with tears,\par and streams of water will come\par out of our eyes.’\par

Lamentations 5:16

The crown has fallen from our head.\par Things have gone bad for us\par because we sinned.\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 2:3

He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to speak to the family of Israel. Those people turned against me many times. And their ancestors turned against me. They have sinned against me many times—and they are still sinning against me today.

Ezekiel 36:32

The Lord my Master says, “I want you to remember this: I am not doing these things for your good! \{I am doing them for my good name!\} Family of Israel, you should be ashamed and embarrassed about the way you lived!”

Ezekiel 44:13

“So the Levites will not bring offerings to me like the priests. They won’t come near any of my holy things or the things that are most holy. They must carry their shame because of the terrible things that they did.

Ezekiel 7:18

They will wear clothes of sadness and be covered with fear. You will see the shame on every face. They will shave their heads \{to show their sadness\}.

Daniel 12:2

Many of the people that are dead and buried {\cf2\super [133]} will wake up. Some of them will wake up to have life forever. But some will wake up to have shame and disgrace forever.

Hosea 9:10

At the time I found Israel, they were like fresh grapes in the desert. They were like the first figs on a fig tree at the beginning of the season. But then they came to Baal-Peor. {\cf2\super [92]} And they changed—and I had to cut them off \{(destroy them) like rotten fruit. {\cf2\super [93]} They became like the terrible things \{(false gods) that they loved.

Zephaniah 1:17

\{The Lord said,\} “I will make life very hard on the people. People will walk around like blind men that don’t know where they are going. Why? Because those people sinned against the Lord. \{Many people will be killed.\} Their blood will be spilled on the ground. Their dead bodies will lie like dung on the ground.

Romans 6:21

You did evil things. Now you are ashamed of those things. Did those things help you? No. Those things only bring \{spiritual\} death.

Judges 2:2

But in return, you must never make any agreement with the people living in that land. You must destroy their altars. [14] I told you that. But you didn’t obey me!