Jeremiah 2:6

Good News Translation

They did not care about me, even though I rescued them from Egypt and led them through the wilderness: a land of deserts and sand pits, a dry and dangerous land where no one lives and no one will even travel.

Cross References

2 Kings 2:14

He struck the water with Elijah's cloak and said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” Then he struck the water again, and it divided, and he walked over to the other side.

Job 3:5

Make it a day of gloom and thick darkness; cover it with clouds, and blot out the sun.

Job 35:10

But they don't turn to God, their Creator, who gives them hope in their darkest hours.

Psalm 23:4

Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me. Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me.

Psalm 77:5

I think of days gone by and remember years of long ago.

Exodus 20:2

“I am the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves.

Isaiah 63:9

from all their suffering. It was not an angel, but the Lord himself who saved them. In his love and compassion he rescued them. He had always taken care of them in the past,

Isaiah 64:7

No one turns to you in prayer; no one goes to you for help. You have hidden yourself from us and have abandoned us because of our sins.

Jeremiah 13:16

Honor the Lord, your God, before he brings darkness, and you stumble on the mountains; before he turns into deep darkness the light you hoped for.

Jeremiah 2:2

to proclaim this message to everyone in Jerusalem. “I remember how faithful you were when you were young, how you loved me when we were first married; you followed me through the desert, through a land that had not been planted.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord?’ My own priests did not know me. The rulers rebelled against me; the prophets spoke in the name of Baal and worshiped useless idols.

Jeremiah 5:12

The Lord's people have denied him and have said, “He won't really do anything. We won't have hard times; we won't have war or famine.”

Jeremiah 5:2

Even though you claim to worship the Lord, you do not mean what you say.

Jeremiah 51:43

The towns have become a horrifying sight and are like a waterless desert, where no one lives or even travels.

Hosea 12:13

The Lord sent a prophet to rescue the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt and to take care of them.

Hosea 13:4

The Lord says, “I am the Lord your God, who led you out of Egypt. You have no God but me. I alone am your savior.

Amos 2:10

I brought you out of Egypt, led you through the desert for forty years, and gave you the land of the Amorites to be your own.

Matthew 4:16

The people who live in darkness will see a great light. On those who live in the dark land of death the light will shine.”

Deuteronomy 1:19

“We did what the Lord our God commanded us. We left Mount Sinai and went through that vast and fearful desert on the way to the hill country of the Amorites. When we reached Kadesh Barnea,

Deuteronomy 32:10

“He found them wandering through the desert, a desolate, wind-swept wilderness. He protected them and cared for them, as he would protect himself.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how the Lord your God led you on this long journey through the desert these past forty years, sending hardships to test you, so that he might know what you intended to do and whether you would obey his commands.

Judges 6:13

Gideon said to him, “If I may ask, sir, why has all this happened to us if the Lord is with us? What happened to all the wonderful things that our fathers told us the Lord used to do—how he brought them out of Egypt? The Lord has abandoned us and left us to the mercy of the Midianites.”