Jeremiah 3:19

Good News Translation

The Lord says, “Israel, I wanted to accept you as my child and give you a delightful land, the most beautiful land in all the world. I wanted you to call me father and never again turn away from me.

Cross References

Psalm 106:24

Then they rejected the pleasant land, because they did not believe God's promise.

Psalm 16:6

How wonderful are your gifts to me; how good they are!

Psalm 89:26

He will say to me, ‘You are my father and my God; you are my protector and savior.’

Proverbs 3:35

Wise people will gain an honorable reputation, but stupid people will only add to their own disgrace.

Isaiah 63:16

You are our father. Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob do not acknowledge us, but you, Lord, are our father, the one who has always rescued us.

Isaiah 64:8

But you are our father, Lord. We are like clay, and you are like the potter. You created us,

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 3:17

When that time comes, Jerusalem will be called ‘The Throne of the Lord,’ and all nations will gather there to worship me. They will no longer do what their stubborn and evil hearts tell them.

Jeremiah 3:4

“And now you say to me, ‘You are my father, and you have loved me ever since I was a child.

Jeremiah 31:20

“Israel, you are my dearest child, the one I love best. Whenever I mention your name, I think of you with love. My heart goes out to you; I will be merciful.

Jeremiah 31:9

My people will return weeping, praying as I lead them back. I will guide them to streams of water, on a smooth road where they will not stumble. I am like a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my oldest son.”

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 5:7

The Lord asked, “Why should I forgive the sins of my people? They have abandoned me and have worshiped gods that are not real. I fed my people until they were full, but they committed adultery and spent their time with prostitutes.

Ezekiel 20:6

It was then that I promised to take them out of Egypt and lead them to a land I had chosen for them, a rich and fertile land, the finest land of all.

Daniel 11:16

The Syrian invader will do with them as he pleases, without opposition. He will stand in the Promised Land and have it completely in his power.

Daniel 11:41

He will even invade the Promised Land and kill tens of thousands, but the countries of Edom, Moab, and what is left of Ammon will escape.

Daniel 11:45

He will even set up his huge royal tents between the sea and the mountain on which the Temple stands. But he will die, with no one there to help him.”

Daniel 8:9

Out of one of these four horns grew a little horn, whose power extended toward the south and the east and toward the Promised Land.

Hosea 11:8

“How can I give you up, Israel? How can I abandon you? Could I ever destroy you as I did Admah, or treat you as I did Zeboiim? My heart will not let me do it! My love for you is too strong.

Galatians 3:26

It is through faith that all of you are God's children in union with Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 1:5

God had already decided that through Jesus Christ he would make us his children—this was his pleasure and purpose.

Deuteronomy 14:1

“You are the people of the Lord your God. So when you mourn for the dead, don't gash yourselves or shave the front of your head, as other people do.

Hebrews 10:39

We are not people who turn back and are lost. Instead, we have faith and are saved.

1 Peter 1:17

You call him Father, when you pray to God, who judges all people by the same standard, according to what each one has done; so then, spend the rest of your lives here on earth in reverence for him.