Jeremiah 13:11

Good News Translation

Just as shorts fit tightly around the waist, so I intended all the people of Israel and Judah to hold tightly to me. I did this so that they would be my people and would bring praise and honor to my name; but they would not obey me.”

Cross References

Psalm 135:4

He chose Jacob for himself, the people of Israel for his own.

Psalm 147:20

He has not done this for other nations; they do not know his laws. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 81:11

“But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not obey me.

Isaiah 43:21

They are the people I made for myself, and they will sing my praises!”

Isaiah 62:12

You will be called “God's Holy People,” “The People the Lord Has Saved.” Jerusalem will be called “The City That God Loves,” “The City That God Did Not Forsake.”

Jeremiah 13:1

The Lord told me to go and buy myself some linen shorts and to put them on; but he told me not to put them in water.

Jeremiah 13:10

These evil people have refused to obey me. They have been as stubborn and wicked as ever, and have worshiped and served other gods. So then, they will become like these shorts that are no longer any good.

Jeremiah 13:12

The Lord God said to me, “Jeremiah, tell the people of Israel that every wine jar should be filled with wine. They will answer that they know every wine jar should be filled with wine.

Jeremiah 19:15

that the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, had said, “I am going to bring on this city and on every nearby town all the punishment that I said I would, because you are stubborn and will not listen to what I say.”

Jeremiah 32:20

Long ago you performed miracles and wonders in Egypt, and you have continued to perform them to this day, both in Israel and among all the other nations, so that you are now known everywhere.

Jeremiah 33:9

Jerusalem will be a source of joy, honor, and pride to me; and every nation in the world will fear and tremble when they hear about the good things that I do for the people of Jerusalem and about the prosperity that I bring to the city.”

Jeremiah 6:17

Then the Lord appointed sentries to listen for the trumpet's warning. But they said, “We will not listen.”

Jeremiah 7:13

You have committed all these sins, and even though I spoke to you over and over again, you refused to listen. You would not answer when I called you.

Jeremiah 7:23

But I did command them to obey me, so that I would be their God and they would be my people. And I told them to live the way I had commanded them, so that things would go well for them.

Jeremiah 7:24

But they did not obey or pay any attention. Instead, they did whatever their stubborn and evil hearts told them to do, and they became worse instead of better.

Jeremiah 7:26

Yet no one listened or paid any attention. Instead, you became more stubborn and rebellious than your ancestors.

Amos 3:1

People of Israel, listen to this message which the Lord has spoken about you, the entire nation that he brought out of Egypt:

Luke 10:11

‘Even the dust from your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. But remember that the Kingdom of God has come near you!’

Deuteronomy 26:18

Today the Lord has accepted you as his own people, as he promised you; and he commands you to obey all his laws.

Deuteronomy 26:19

He will make you greater than any other nation that he has created, and you will bring praise and honor to his name. You will be his own people, as he promised.”

Deuteronomy 4:7

“No other nation, no matter how great, has a god who is so near when they need him as the Lord our God is to us. He answers us whenever we call for help.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light.