Jeremiah 8:5

Good News Translation

Why then, my people, do you turn away from me without ever turning back? You cling to your idols and refuse to return to me.

Cross References

Proverbs 4:13

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

Isaiah 1:20

But if you defy me, you are doomed to die. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Isaiah 30:10

They tell the prophets to keep quiet. They say, “Don't talk to us about what's right. Tell us what we want to hear. Let us keep our illusions.

Isaiah 44:20

It makes as much sense as eating ashes. His foolish ideas have so misled him that he is beyond help. He won't admit to himself that the idol he holds in his hand is not a god at all.

Jeremiah 14:7

My people cry out to me, ‘Even though our sins accuse us, help us, Lord, as you have promised. We have turned away from you many times; we have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 2:32

Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? But my people have forgotten me for more days than can be counted.

Jeremiah 3:5

You won't always be angry; you won't be mad at me forever.’ Israel, that is what you said, but you did all the evil you could.”

Jeremiah 5:27

Just as a hunter fills a cage with birds, they have filled their houses with loot. That is why they are powerful and rich,

Jeremiah 5:3

Surely the Lord looks for faithfulness. He struck you, but you paid no attention; he crushed you, but you refused to learn. You were stubborn and would not turn from your sins.

Jeremiah 5:6

That is why lions from the forest will kill them; wolves from the desert will tear them to pieces, and leopards will prowl through their towns. If those people go out, they will be torn apart because their sins are numerous and time after time they have turned from God.

Jeremiah 6:17

Then the Lord appointed sentries to listen for the trumpet's warning. But they said, “We will not listen.”

Jeremiah 6:19

Listen, earth! As punishment for all their schemes I am bringing ruin on these people, because they have rejected my teaching and have not obeyed my words.

Daniel 9:11

All Israel broke your laws and refused to listen to what you said. We sinned against you, and so you brought on us the curses that are written in the Law of Moses, your servant.

Hosea 11:5

“They refuse to return to me, and so they must return to Egypt, and Assyria will rule them.

Hosea 11:7

They insist on turning away from me. They will cry out because of the yoke that is on them, but no one will lift it from them.

Hosea 13:2

They still keep on sinning by making metal images to worship—idols of silver, designed by human minds, made by human hands. And then they say, “Offer sacrifices to them!” How can anyone kiss those idols—idols in the shape of bulls!

Hosea 4:16

The people of Israel are as stubborn as mules. How can I feed them like lambs in a meadow?

Zechariah 7:11

“But my people stubbornly refused to listen. They closed their minds

John 5:40

Yet you are not willing to come to me in order to have life.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

Put all things to the test: keep what is good

Hebrews 12:25

Be careful, then, and do not refuse to hear him who speaks. Those who refused to hear the one who gave the divine message on earth did not escape. How much less shall we escape, then, if we turn away from the one who speaks from heaven!

Revelation 2:25

But until I come, you must hold firmly to what you have.