Jeremiah 3:6

God's Word

When Josiah was king, the Lord asked me, “Did you see what unfaithful Israel did? She went up every high mountain and under every large tree, and she acted like a prostitute there.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:23

They built worship sites for themselves and ⌞put up⌟ large stones and Asherah poles to worship on every high hill and under every large tree.

2 Chronicles 34:1

Josiah was 8 years old when he began to rule, and he was king for 31 years in Jerusalem.

Psalm 106:39

They became filthy because of what they did. They behaved like prostitutes.

Isaiah 57:3

But you—come here, you children of witches, you descendants of adulterers and prostitutes!

Isaiah 57:7

You’ve made your bed on a high and lofty mountain. You’ve gone to offer sacrifices there.

Jeremiah 1:2

The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah when King Josiah, son of Amon, was in his thirteenth year as king of Judah.

Jeremiah 11:10

They’ve gone back to the evil ways of their ancestors and refused to obey my words. They are following other gods and worshiping them. The nations of Israel and Judah have rejected the promise that I made to their ancestors.

Jeremiah 17:2

Even their children remember their altars and their poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah beside large trees on high hills

Jeremiah 3:8

Judah saw that I sent unfaithful Israel away because of her adultery and that I gave Israel her divorce papers. But treacherous Judah, her sister, wasn’t afraid. She also acted like a prostitute.

Jeremiah 31:22

How long will you wander around, you unfaithful people? The Lord will create something new on earth: A woman will protect a man.

Jeremiah 5:11

The nations of Israel and Judah are unfaithful to me,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 7:24

But they didn’t obey me or pay attention to me. They followed their own plans and their stubborn, evil ways. They went backward and not forward.

Ezekiel 16:31

You build your platforms at the head of every street and place your illegal worship sites in every square. Yet, you aren’t like other prostitutes, because you don’t want to be paid.

Ezekiel 16:35

“ ‘Listen to the Lord’s word, you prostitute.

Ezekiel 20:28

I brought them to the land that I promised to give them. When they saw any high hill or any leafy tree, they made sacrifices and brought offerings there to make me angry. There they offered their sacrifices and poured out their wine offerings.

Ezekiel 23:11

“Even though her younger sister Oholibah saw this, Oholibah lusted after men more than her sister did. Oholibah’s prostitution became worse than her sister’s prostitution.

Ezekiel 23:4

“The older girl was named Oholah, and the younger girl was named Oholibah. I married them, and they gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah represents Samaria, and Oholibah represents Jerusalem.

Hosea 11:7

My people are determined to turn away from me. Even if they call to the Most High, he will not pardon them.

Hosea 4:13

They offer sacrifices on mountaintops, and they burn incense on the hills under oaks, poplars, and other trees. They think that these trees provide good shade. “That is why your daughters become prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.

Judges 2:17

But the people wouldn’t listen to the judges. The Israelites chased after other gods as though they were prostitutes and worshiped them. They quickly turned from the ways of their ancestors who had obeyed the Lord’s commands. They refused to be like their ancestors.