Jeremiah 2:8

Good News Translation

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.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:22

Then Elijah said, “I am the only prophet of the Lord still left, but there are 450 prophets of Baal.

1 Kings 18:29

They kept on ranting and raving until the middle of the afternoon; but no answer came, not a sound was heard.

1 Kings 18:40

Elijah ordered, “Seize the prophets of Baal; don't let any of them get away!” The people seized them all, and Elijah led them down to Kishon Brook and killed them.

Job 35:10

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

Isaiah 28:7

Even the prophets and the priests are so drunk that they stagger. They have drunk so much wine and liquor that they stumble in confusion. The prophets are too drunk to understand the visions that God sends, and the priests are too drunk to decide the cases that are brought to them.

Isaiah 29:10

The Lord has made you drowsy, ready to fall into a deep sleep. The prophets should be the eyes of the people, but God has blindfolded them.

Isaiah 30:5

the people of Judah will regret that they ever trusted that unreliable nation, a nation that fails them when they expect help.”

Jeremiah 10:21

I answered, “Our leaders are stupid; they do not ask the Lord for guidance. This is why they have failed, and our people have been scattered.

Jeremiah 12:10

Many foreign rulers have destroyed my vineyard; they have trampled down my fields; they have turned my lovely land into a desert.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are the one who protects me and gives me strength; you help me in times of trouble. Nations will come to you from the ends of the earth and say, “Our ancestors had nothing but false gods, nothing but useless idols.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the people said, “Let's do something about Jeremiah! There will always be priests to instruct us, the wise to give us counsel, and prophets to proclaim God's message. Let's bring charges against him and stop listening to what he says.”

Jeremiah 2:11

No other nation has ever changed its gods, even though they were not real. But my people have exchanged me, the God who has brought them honor, for gods that can do nothing for them.

Jeremiah 2:6

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.

Jeremiah 4:22

The Lord says, “My people are stupid; they don't know me. They are like foolish children; they have no understanding. They are experts at doing what is evil, but failures at doing what is good.”

Jeremiah 5:31

prophets speak nothing but lies; priests rule as the prophets command, and my people offer no objections. But what will they do when it all comes to an end?”

Jeremiah 7:8

“Look, you put your trust in deceitful words.

Jeremiah 9:14

Instead, they have been stubborn and have worshiped the idols of Baal as their ancestors taught them to do.

Ezekiel 22:26

The priests break my law and have no respect for what is holy. They make no distinction between what is holy and what is not. They do not teach the difference between clean and unclean things, and they ignore the Sabbath. As a result the people of Israel do not respect me.

Ezekiel 34:2

“Mortal man,” he said, “denounce the rulers of Israel. Prophesy to them, and tell them what I, the Sovereign Lord, say to them: You are doomed, you shepherds of Israel! You take care of yourselves, but never tend the sheep.

Hosea 4:6

My people are doomed because they do not acknowledge me. You priests have refused to acknowledge me and have rejected my teaching, and so I reject you and will not acknowledge your sons as my priests.

Habakkuk 2:18

What's the use of an idol? It is only something that a human being has made, and it tells you nothing but lies. What good does it do for its maker to trust it—a god that can't even talk!

Matthew 16:26

Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not! There is nothing you can give to regain your life.

Luke 11:52

“How terrible for you teachers of the Law! You have kept the key that opens the door to the house of knowledge; you yourselves will not go in, and you stop those who are trying to go in!”

John 16:3

People will do these things to you because they have not known either the Father or me.

John 8:55

You have never known him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey his word.

2 Corinthians 4:2

We put aside all secret and shameful deeds; we do not act with deceit, nor do we falsify the word of God. In the full light of truth we live in God's sight and try to commend ourselves to everyone's good conscience.

Deuteronomy 33:10

They will teach your people to obey your Law; They will offer sacrifices on your altar.

1 Samuel 12:21

Don't go after false gods; they cannot help you or save you, for they are not real.

1 Samuel 2:12

The sons of Eli were scoundrels. They paid no attention to the Lord