Jeremiah 12:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You have put these wicked people here like plants with strong roots. They grow and produce fruit. With their mouths they say that you are near and dear to them, but in their hearts they are really far away from you.

Cross References

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord says, “These people come to honor me with words, but I am not really important to them. The worship they give me is nothing but human rules they have memorized.

Titus 1:16

They say they know God, but the evil things they do show that they don’t accept him. They are disgusting. They refuse to obey God and are not capable of doing anything good.

Matthew 15:8

‘These people honor me with their words, but I am not really important to them.

Jeremiah 11:17

The Lord All-Powerful planted you, and he said that disaster will come to you. That is because the family of Israel and the family of Judah have done evil things. They offered sacrifices to Baal, and that made him angry!

Ezekiel 33:31

So they come to you as if they were my people. They sit in front of you as if they were my people. They hear your words, but they will not do the things you say. They only want to do what feels good. They only want to cheat people and make more money.

Jeremiah 45:4

Jeremiah, tell Baruch that this is what the Lord says: I will tear down what I have built, and I will pull up what I have planted. I will do that everywhere in Judah.

Mark 7:6

Jesus answered, “You are all hypocrites. Isaiah was right when he wrote these words from God about you: ‘These people honor me with their words, but I am not really important to them.

Jeremiah 3:10

Israel’s unfaithful sister did not come back to me with her whole heart. She only pretended that she came back to me.” This message is from the Lord.

Job 5:3

I saw a fool who thought he was safe, but suddenly he died.

Psalm 37:35

I once saw a wicked man who was powerful. He was like a strong, healthy tree.

Habakkuk 1:13

Your eyes are too good to look at evil. You cannot stand to see people doing wrong. So why do you permit such evil? How can you watch while the wicked destroy people who are so much better?

Job 24:12

In the city you can hear the sad sounds of dying people. Those who are hurt cry out for help, but God does not listen.

Hosea 7:14

They never call to me from their hearts. Yes, they cry on their beds. And they cut themselves when they ask for grain and new wine. But in their hearts, they have turned away from me.