Jeremiah 2:31

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

People of this generation, pay attention to the Lord’s message! “Have I been like a desert to the people of Israel? Have I been like a dark and dangerous land to them? My people say, ‘We are free to go our own way. We will not come back to you!’ Why do they say these things?

Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:15

“But Jeshurun became fat and kicked like a bull. (Yes, you people were fed well and became full and fat.) They left the God who made them! They ran away from the Rock who saved them.

1 Corinthians 4:8

You think you have everything you need. You think you are rich. You think you have become kings without us. I wish you really were kings. Then we could rule together with you.

Micah 6:9

The Lord shouts to the city: “A wise person respects the Lord’s name. So pay attention to the punishing rod and to the one who uses it!

Amos 1:1

This is the message of Amos, one of the shepherds from the city Tekoa. He saw visions about Israel during the time that Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Joash was king of Israel. This was two years before the earthquake.

Hosea 13:6

I gave food to the Israelites, and they ate it. They became full and satisfied. They became proud, and then they forgot me.

Isaiah 45:19

I have spoken openly, not in secret. I did not hide my words in a dark and secret place. I did not tell the people of Jacob to look for me in empty places. I am the Lord, and I speak the truth. I say only what is right.

Proverbs 30:9

If I have too much, I might deny that I need you, Lord. But if I am too poor, I might steal and bring shame to the name of my God.

Psalm 12:4

Those people think they can win any argument. They say, “We are so good with words, no one will be our master.”

Psalm 10:4

The wicked are too proud to ask God for help. He does not fit into their plans.

2 Chronicles 31:10

Azariah the high priest from Zadok’s family said to Hezekiah, “From the time that the people started bringing the offerings into the Lord’s house, we have had plenty to eat. We have eaten until we are full and there is still plenty left over! The Lord has really blessed his people. That is why we have so much left over.”

Deuteronomy 31:20

I will take them into the land that I promised to give to their ancestors—a land filled with many good things. And they will have all they want to eat. They will have a rich life. But then they will turn to other gods and serve them. They will turn away from me and break my agreement.

Jeremiah 2:20

“Judah, long ago you broke free from me, like an ox that breaks its yoke and the ropes that held it. You said to me, ‘I will not serve you!’ On every high hill and under every green tree, you acted like a prostitute.

Jeremiah 2:25

Judah, stop chasing after idols! Stop wanting those other gods. But you say, ‘It is no use! I cannot stop! I love those other gods. I can’t stop chasing them.’

Deuteronomy 32:18

You people left the Rock who made you; you forgot the God who gave you life.

1 Kings 11:22

But Pharaoh answered, “I have given you everything you need here. Why do you want to go back to your own country?” Hadad answered, “Please, just let me go home.”

Job 21:14

They say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We don’t care what you want us to do!’

Jeremiah 5:5

So I will go to the leaders of Judah. I will talk to them. Surely the leaders know the way of the Lord. Surely they know the law of their God.” But the leaders had all joined together to break away from serving God.

Jeremiah 5:6

So a lion from the forest will attack them. A wolf from the desert will kill them. A leopard is hiding near their cities, to tear to pieces anyone who comes out. That’s because the people have sinned again and again. Many times they have wandered away from God.

Ezekiel 14:5

This is because I want to touch their hearts. I want to show them that I love them, even though they left me for their filthy idols.’