Jonah 2:8

Easy To Read Version

“Some people worship useless idols.\par But those statues never help them. {\cf2\super [12]} \par

Cross References

2 Kings 17:15

The people refused the Lord’s laws and his Agreement that he made with their ancestors. They refused to listen to the Lord’s warnings. They worshiped idols [208] that were worth nothing and they themselves became worth nothing. They lived like the people in the nations around them. They did those bad things. And the Lord had warned the people of Israel. The Lord told them not to do those bad things.

Psalm 142:4

I look around,\par and I don’t see any of my friends.\par I have no place to run.\par No person is trying to save me.\par

Psalm 31:6

I hate people who worship false gods.\par I trust only in the Lord.\par

Psalm 69:14

Pull me from the mud.\par Don’t let me sink down into the mud.\par Save me from the people who hate me.\par Save me from this deep water.\par

Jeremiah 10:8

All the people of the other nations are stupid and foolish.\par Their teachings come from worthless wooden statues.\par

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are my strength\par and my protection.\par You are a safe place to run to\par in time of trouble.\par The nations will come to you\par from all around the world.\par They will say,\par “Our fathers had false gods.\par They worshiped those worthless idols,\par but those idols did not help them at all.”\par

Jeremiah 2:13

“My people have done two evil things.\par They turned away from me\par (I am the spring of living water),\par and they dug their own water cisterns.\par (They turned to other gods.)\par But their cisterns are broken.\par Those cisterns can’t hold water.\par

Micah 1:2

Listen, all of you people!\par Earth and everyone on it, {\cf2\super [1]} listen!\par My Master, the Lord will come\par from his holy temple. {\cf2\super [2]} \par My Master will come as a witness {\cf2\super [3]} \par against you.\par

1 Samuel 12:21

Idols are only statues—they can’t help you! So don’t worship them. Idols can’t help you or save you. They are nothing!