Jeremiah 2:5

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This is what the Lord says: What did your forefathers think was wrong with me that they went so far away from me? They went off to worship useless idols, and as a result became useless themselves!

Cross References

2 Kings 17:15

They gave up on his regulations and the covenant he had made with their forefathers, as well as the decrees he had given them. They followed pointless idols and they became pointless themselves, copying the nations around them that the Lord ordered them not to copy.

Psalm 115:8

Those who make idols become just like them, and so does everyone who trusts in them.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord says, “These people come and praise me with their words, and honor me with lip service, but their thoughts are miles away. Their worship of me only consists of them following rules people have taught them.

Isaiah 44:9

All those who make idols are stupid; these things they love so much don't bring them any benefit. Those people who believe in idols can't see this, and they don't know anything, making them look foolish.

Isaiah 46:12

Listen to me, you stubborn people, who are such a long way from doing what's right!

Jeremiah 10:8

Yet these “wise men” are completely foolish and stupid, because they think they can be taught by useless idols made of wood!

Jeremiah 12:2

You planted them, and they've taken root, grown, and produced fruit. They're always talking about you but they don't think of you, even for a moment.

Jeremiah 14:22

Can the false gods of the other nations bring rain? Can the skies themselves send showers? No, it's you, Lord our God. So we put our hope in you, because only you can do all this.

Jeremiah 2:31

You people of today, think about what the Lord is saying: Israel, have I treated you like an empty desert, or a land of thick darkness? Why are my people saying, “We can go where we like! We don't have to come and worship you any more”?

Jeremiah 2:4

Listen to the Lord's message, descendants of Jacob, all you Israelites.

Jeremiah 8:19

Listen to my people crying out for help from a distant land, asking “Isn't the Lord present in Zion anymore? Has her King left?” Why have they made me angry, worshiping their carved images and their useless foreign idols?

Ezekiel 11:15

“Son of man, your brothers, including your relatives, your fellow exiles, and all the other Israelites, are those the people of Jerusalem were referring to when they said, ‘They are far away from the Lord. This country was given to us and we are to own it.’

Ezekiel 14:5

Like this I might have the people of Israel decide to recommit themselves to me. Right now, because of their idols, all of them treat me as their enemy.

Jonah 2:8

Those who worship worthless idols give up their trust in God's goodness.

Matthew 15:8

‘These people say they honor me but in their minds they don't care about me.

Acts 14:15

“People, what are you doing? We are human beings with the same kind of nature as you. We came to bring you good news, so you could turn from these pointless things to a God who is truly alive. He is the one who made heaven, earth, and sea, and everything in them.

Romans 1:21

because even though they knew God, they did not praise him or thank him, but instead their thinking about God turned into complete foolishness, and darkness filled their empty minds.

Deuteronomy 32:21

They have made me jealous by worshiping things that are not God; they have made me angry with their useless idols. So I will make them jealous using a people that aren't really a nation; I will make them angry using ignorant foreigners.

1 Samuel 12:21

Don't worship worthless idols that can't help you or save you, for they are nothing.