Jeremiah 7:23

God's Word

But I did tell them this, ‘Obey me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Live the way I told you to live so that things will go well for you.’

Cross References

Job 36:11

“If righteous people listen and serve ⌞him⌟, they will live out their days in prosperity and their years in comfort.

Psalm 119:3

They do nothing wrong. They follow his directions.

Psalm 40:6

You were not pleased with sacrifices and offerings. You have dug out two ears for me. You did not ask for burnt offerings or sacrifices for sin.

Psalm 81:13

If only my people would listen to me! If only Israel would follow me!

Exodus 15:26

He said, “If you will listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what he considers right, if you pay attention to his commands and obey all his laws, I will never make you suffer any of the diseases I made the Egyptians suffer, because I am the Lord, who heals you.”

Exodus 16:32

Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: Take two quarts of manna to be kept for your descendants. This way they will see the food that I gave you to eat in the desert when I brought you out of Egypt.”

Isaiah 3:10

Tell the righteous that blessings will come to them. They will taste the fruit of their labor.

Jeremiah 11:4

I made this promise to your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, which was an iron smelter. I said, “Obey me, and do everything that I have told you to do. Then you will be my people, and I will be your God.

Jeremiah 11:7

I solemnly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, and the warning still applies to you today. I solemnly warned them to obey me.

Jeremiah 13:11

As a belt clings to a person’s waist, so I have made the entire nation of Israel and the entire nation of Judah cling to me,” declares the Lord. “I did this so that they would be my people and bring fame, praise, and honor to me. However, they wouldn’t listen.

Jeremiah 22:21

I spoke to you when you were prosperous, but you said that you wouldn’t listen. This is how you’ve been ever since you were young. You don’t listen to me.

Jeremiah 22:3

“This is what the Lord says: Judge fairly, and do what is right. Rescue those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Don’t mistreat foreigners, orphans, or widows, and don’t oppress them. Don’t kill innocent people in this place.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will give them the desire to know that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, because they will wholeheartedly come back to me.

Jeremiah 31:33

“But this is the promise that I will make to Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “I will put my teachings inside them, and I will write those teachings on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Jeremiah 32:23

They entered and took possession of it. However, they refused to obey you or to follow your teachings. They didn’t do anything you commanded them to do, so you brought all this disaster on them.

Jeremiah 38:20

Jeremiah said, “You will not be handed over to them. Obey the Lord by doing what I’m telling you. Then everything will go well for you, and you will live.

Jeremiah 42:6

We will obey the Lord our God to whom we are sending you, whether it’s good or bad. Yes, we will obey the Lord our God so that everything will go well for us.”

Zephaniah 3:2

It obeys no one. It does not accept correction. It does not trust the Lord. It does not draw close to its God.

Zechariah 6:15

Those who are far away will come and rebuild the Lord’s temple. Then you will know the Lord of Armies has sent me to you. This will happen if you obey the Lord your God completely.’ ”

Zechariah 7:7

Aren’t these the same words that the Lord announced through the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding cities were inhabited and undisturbed and the Negev and the foothills were still inhabited?’ ”

Romans 16:26

but now is publicly known. The everlasting God ordered that what the prophets wrote must be shown to the people of every nation to bring them to the obedience that is associated with faith.

2 Corinthians 10:5

and all their intellectual arrogance that oppose the knowledge of God. We take every thought captive so that it is obedient to Christ.

Deuteronomy 11:27

You’ll be blessed if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I’m giving you today.

Deuteronomy 13:4

Worship the Lord your God, fear him, obey his commands, listen to what he says, serve him, and be loyal to him.

Deuteronomy 13:5

That prophet or dreamer must be put to death because he preached rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and freed you from slavery. He was trying to lead you away from following the directions the Lord your God gave you. You must get rid of this evil.

Deuteronomy 30:2

If you and your children return to the Lord your God and obey him with all your heart and with all your soul, doing everything I command you today,

Deuteronomy 30:20

Love the Lord your God, obey him, and be loyal to him. This will be your way of life, and it will mean a long life for you  in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Deuteronomy 30:8

You will again obey the Lord and follow all his commands that I’m giving you today.

Deuteronomy 4:10

Never forget the day you stood in front of the Lord your God at Mount Horeb. The Lord had said to me, “Assemble the people in front of me, and I will let them hear my words. Then they will learn to fear me as long as they live on earth, and they will teach their children the same thing.”

Deuteronomy 4:40

Obey his laws and commands which I’m giving you today. Then things will go well for you and your descendants. You will live for a long time in the land. The Lord your God is giving you the land for as long as you live.

Deuteronomy 5:16

“Honor your father and your mother as the Lord your God has commanded you. Then you will live for a long time, and things will go well for you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 5:29

If only they would fear me and obey all my commandments as long as they live! Then things would go well for them and their children forever.

Deuteronomy 5:33

Follow all the directions the Lord your God has given you. Then you will continue to live, life will go well for you, and you will live for a long time in the land that you are going to possess.

Deuteronomy 6:3

Listen, Israel, and be careful to obey these laws. Then things will go well for you and your population will increase in a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord God of your ancestors promised you.

Hebrews 5:9

After he had finished his work, he became the source of eternal salvation for everyone who obeys him.

1 Samuel 15:22

Then Samuel said, “Is the Lord as delighted with burnt offerings and sacrifices as he would be with your obedience? To follow instructions is better than to sacrifice. To obey is better than sacrificing the fat of rams.