Jeremiah 6:8

Good News Translation

People of Jerusalem, let these troubles be a warning to you, or else I will abandon you; I will turn your city into a desert, a place where no one lives.”

Cross References

Psalm 2:10

Now listen to this warning, you kings; learn this lesson, you rulers of the world:

Psalm 50:17

You refuse to let me correct you; you reject my commands.

Psalm 94:12

Lord, how happy are those you instruct, the ones to whom you teach your law!

Proverbs 19:20

If you listen to advice and are willing to learn, one day you will be wise.

Proverbs 4:13

Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life—guard it well.

Jeremiah 17:23

Their ancestors did not listen to me or pay any attention. Instead, they became stubborn; they would not obey me or learn from me.

Jeremiah 2:15

They have roared at him like lions; they have made his land a desert, and his towns lie in ruins, completely abandoned.

Jeremiah 31:19

We turned away from you, but soon we wanted to return. After you had punished us, we hung our heads in grief. We were ashamed and disgraced because we sinned when we were young.’

Jeremiah 32:33

They turned their backs on me; and though I kept on teaching them, they would not listen and learn.

Jeremiah 4:14

Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart, so that you may be saved. How long will you go on thinking sinful thoughts?

Jeremiah 7:20

And so I, the Sovereign Lord, will pour out my fierce anger on this Temple. I will pour it out on people and animals alike, and even on the trees and the crops. My anger will be like a fire that no one can put out.

Jeremiah 7:28

You will tell them that their nation does not obey me, the Lord their God, or learn from their punishment. Faithfulness is dead. No longer is it even talked about.

Jeremiah 7:34

The land will become a desert. In the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness and to the happy sounds of wedding feasts.

Jeremiah 9:11

The Lord says, “I will make Jerusalem a pile of ruins, a place where jackals live; the cities of Judah will become a desert, a place where no one lives.”

Ezekiel 23:18

She exposed herself publicly and let everyone know she was a whore. I was as disgusted with her as I had been with her sister.

Hosea 9:12

But even if they did bring up children, I would take them away and not leave one alive. When I abandon these people, terrible things will happen to them.”

Leviticus 26:34

Then the land will enjoy the years of complete rest that you would not give it; it will lie abandoned and get its rest while you are in exile in the land of your enemies.

Zephaniah 3:7

I thought that then my people would have reverence for me and accept my discipline, that they would never forget the lesson I taught them. But soon they were behaving as badly as ever.

Deuteronomy 32:29

They fail to see why they were defeated; they cannot understand what happened.