Jeremiah 44:3

God's Word

It is because their people did evil, and they made me angry. They went to burn incense and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors heard of.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:26

They worshiped other gods and bowed down to them. These were gods they never heard of, gods the Lord didn’t permit them to have.

Deuteronomy 32:17

They sacrificed to demons that are not God, to gods they never heard of. These were new gods, who came from nearby, gods your ancestors never worshiped.

Deuteronomy 13:6

Your own brother, son, or daughter, the wife you love, or your best friend may secretly tempt you, saying, “Let’s go worship other gods.” (Those gods may be gods that you and your ancestors never knew.

Daniel 9:5

We have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from your commandments and laws.

Jeremiah 44:8

Why do you make me angry by burning incense to other gods in Egypt, where you have come to live. You will destroy yourselves and be cursed and ridiculed by all the nations on earth.

Nehemiah 9:33

But you were fair about everything that has happened to us. You have been faithful, but we have been wicked.

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me, “The wickedness of the nations of Israel and Judah is terrible. The land is filled with murder, and the city is filled with wrongdoing. They think that the Lord has abandoned the land and that he doesn’t see.

Lamentations 4:13

⌞They got through⌟ because of the sins of Jerusalem’s prophets and the crimes of its priests, who spilled the blood of righteous people within it.

Lamentations 1:8

Jerusalem has sinned so much that it has become a filthy thing. Everyone who used to honor it now despises it. They’ve seen it naked. Jerusalem groans and turns away.

Jeremiah 22:9

The answer will be: ‘They rejected the promise  of the Lord their God. They worshiped other gods and served them.’ ”

Jeremiah 11:17

The Lord of Armies planted you. He has pronounced disaster on you. This is because of the evil things that Israel and Judah have done. They have made him furious by burning incense as an offering to Baal.

Jeremiah 7:19

They aren’t really provoking me,” declares the Lord. “But they are ⌞harming⌟ themselves to their own shame.

Jeremiah 5:29

I will punish them for these things,” declares the Lord. “I will punish this nation.

Jeremiah 5:19

They will ask, “Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?” Answer them, “You have abandoned me and served foreign gods in your land. So you will serve foreigners in a land that isn’t yours.”

Hebrews 3:16

Who heard God and rebelled? All those whom Moses led out of Egypt rebelled.

Isaiah 3:8

Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because what they say and what they do is against the Lord. They are defiant in his honored presence.

Jeremiah 32:30

Ever since they were young, the people of Israel and Judah have done what I consider evil. The people of Israel have made me furious by what they’ve done,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 44:23

You burned incense as offerings to other gods, sinned against the Lord, and wouldn’t obey him. You didn’t live by his teachings, decrees, or written instructions. That is why you have met with this disaster as it is today.”

Deuteronomy 29:25

The answer will be, “Because they abandoned the promise of the Lord God of their ancestors. He made this promise to them when he brought them out of Egypt.

Jeremiah 16:10

“When you tell the people all these things, they will ask you, ‘Why does the Lord threaten us with all these disasters? What have we done wrong? How have we sinned against the Lord our God?’

Jeremiah 29:19

They didn’t listen to me, declares the Lord. I sent them my servants the prophets again and again, but they refused to listen, declares the Lord.