Jeremiah 7:6

Good News Translation

Stop taking advantage of aliens, orphans, and widows. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop worshiping other gods, for that will destroy you.

Cross References

2 Kings 21:6

He sacrificed his son as a burnt offering. He practiced divination and magic and consulted fortunetellers and mediums. He sinned greatly against the Lord and stirred up his anger.

2 Kings 24:4

and especially because of all the innocent people he had killed. The Lord could not forgive Manasseh for that.

Psalm 106:38

They killed those innocent children, and the land was defiled by those murders.

Proverbs 23:10

Never move an old property line or take over land owned by orphans.

Isaiah 59:7

You are always planning something evil, and you can hardly wait to do it. You never hesitate to murder innocent people. You leave ruin and destruction wherever you go,

Jeremiah 13:10

These evil people have refused to obey me. They have been as stubborn and wicked as ever, and have worshiped and served other gods. So then, they will become like these shorts that are no longer any good.

Jeremiah 19:4

I am going to do this because the people have abandoned me and defiled this place by offering sacrifices here to other gods—gods that neither they nor their ancestors nor the kings of Judah have known anything about. They have filled this place with the blood of innocent people,

Jeremiah 2:30

I punished you, but it did no good; you would not let me correct you. Like a raging lion, you have murdered your prophets.

Jeremiah 2:34

Your clothes are stained with the blood of the poor and innocent, not with the blood of burglars. “But in spite of all this,

Jeremiah 26:15

But be sure of this: if you kill me, you and the people of this city will be guilty of killing an innocent man, because it is the Lord who sent me to give you this warning.”

Jeremiah 26:23

They brought him back to King Jehoiakim, who had him killed and his body thrown into the public burial ground.)

Jeremiah 35:15

I have continued to send you all my servants the prophets, and they have told you to give up your evil ways and to do what is right. They warned you not to worship and serve other gods, so that you could go on living in the land that I gave you and your ancestors. But you would not listen to me or pay any attention to me.

Jeremiah 5:28

why they are fat and well fed. There is no limit to their evil deeds. They do not give orphans their rights or show justice to the oppressed.

Jeremiah 7:5

“Change the way you are living and stop doing the things you are doing. Be fair in your treatment of one another.

Jeremiah 7:9

You steal, murder, commit adultery, tell lies under oath, offer sacrifices to Baal, and worship gods that you had not known before.

Lamentations 4:13

But it happened, because her prophets sinned and her priests were guilty of causing the death of innocent people.

Ezekiel 18:6

He doesn't worship the idols of the Israelites or eat the sacrifices offered at forbidden shrines. He doesn't seduce another man's wife or have intercourse with a woman during her period.

Ezekiel 22:7

None of you in the city honor your parents. You cheat foreigners and take advantage of widows and orphans.

Leviticus 19:33

“Do not mistreat foreigners who are living in your land.

Leviticus 25:17

Do not cheat an Israelite, but obey the Lord your God.

Malachi 3:5

The Lord Almighty says, “I will appear among you to judge, and I will testify at once against those who practice magic, against adulterers, against those who give false testimony, those who cheat employees out of their wages, and those who take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners—against all who do not respect me.

Matthew 27:25

The whole crowd answered, “Let the responsibility for his death fall on us and on our children!”

Matthew 27:4

“I have sinned by betraying an innocent man to death!” he said. “What do we care about that?” they answered. “That is your business!”

Deuteronomy 11:28

but a curse, if you disobey these commands and turn away to worship other gods that you have never worshiped before.

Deuteronomy 24:17

“Do not deprive foreigners and orphans of their rights; and do not take a widow's garment as security for a loan.

Deuteronomy 27:19

“‘God's curse on anyone who deprives foreigners, orphans, and widows of their rights.’ “And all the people will answer, ‘Amen!’

Deuteronomy 8:19

Never forget the Lord your God or turn to other gods to worship and serve them. If you do, then I warn you today that you will certainly be destroyed.

James 1:27

What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.