Jeremiah 5:8

Good News Translation

They were like well-fed stallions wild with desire, each lusting for his neighbor's wife.

Cross References

Genesis 39:9

I have as much authority in this house as he has, and he has not kept back anything from me except you. How then could I do such an immoral thing and sin against God?”

Job 31:9

If I have been attracted to my neighbor's wife, and waited, hidden, outside her door,

Exodus 20:14

“Do not commit adultery.

Exodus 20:17

“Do not desire another man's house; do not desire his wife, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns.”

Proverbs 6:29

It is just as dangerous to sleep with another man's wife. Whoever does it will suffer.

Jeremiah 13:27

He has seen you do the things he hates. He has seen you go after pagan gods on the hills and in the fields, like a man lusting after his neighbor's wife or like a stallion after a mare. People of Jerusalem, you are doomed! When will you ever be pure?

Jeremiah 23:10

The land is full of people unfaithful to the Lord; they live wicked lives and misuse their power. Because of the Lord's curse the land mourns and the pastures are dry.

Jeremiah 29:23

This will be their fate because they are guilty of terrible sins—they have committed adultery and have told lies in the Lord's name. This was against the Lord's will; he knows what they have done, and he is a witness against them. The Lord has spoken.”

Jeremiah 50:11

The Lord says, “People of Babylonia, you plundered my nation. You are happy and glad, going about like a cow threshing grain or like a neighing horse,

Jeremiah 9:2

I wish I had a place to stay in the desert where I could get away from my people. They are all unfaithful, a mob of traitors.

Ezekiel 22:11

Some commit adultery, and others seduce their daughters-in-law or their half sisters.

Deuteronomy 5:18

“‘Do not commit adultery.

Deuteronomy 5:21

“‘Do not desire another man's wife; do not desire his house, his land, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns.’