Jeremiah 3:19

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

This message is from the Lord: “I want to treat you like my own children. I want to give you a pleasant land, a land more beautiful than any other nation. I thought you would call me ‘Father.’ I thought you would always follow me. But you have been unfaithful to me, family of Israel! You have been like an unfaithful wife who leaves her husband.

Cross References

Jeremiah 3:4

But didn’t you just call me ‘Father’? Didn’t you say, ‘You have been my friend since I was a child’?

Jeremiah 31:9

They will come back crying, but I will lead them and comfort them. I will lead them by streams of water. I will lead them on an easy road, where they will not stumble. I will lead them in that way because I am Israel’s father. And Ephraim is my firstborn son.

Isaiah 63:16

Look, you are our father! Abraham does not know us. Israel does not recognize us. Lord, you are our father! You are the one who has always saved us!

Hebrews 10:39

But we are not those who turn back and are lost. No, we are the people who have faith and are saved.

Ephesians 1:5

And before the world was made, God decided to make us his own children through Jesus Christ. This was what God wanted, and it pleased him to do it.

Galatians 3:26

You were all baptized into Christ, and so you were all clothed with Christ. This shows that you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Hosea 11:8

“Ephraim, I don’t want to give you up. Israel, I want to protect you. I don’t want to make you like Admah. I don’t want to make you like Zeboiim. I am changing my mind. My love for you is too strong.

Daniel 11:45

He will set up his king’s tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain. But finally, that bad king will die. There will be no one to help him when his end comes.

Daniel 11:41

The northern king will attack the Beautiful Land. He will defeat many countries. But Edom, Moab, and the leaders of Ammon will be saved from him.

Daniel 11:16

“The northern king will do whatever he wants. No one will be able to stop him. He will gain power and control in the Beautiful Land, and he will have the power to destroy it.

Daniel 8:9

Then a little horn grew from one of those four horns. It grew and became very big. It grew toward the southeast, toward the Beautiful Land.

Ezekiel 20:6

On that day I promised to take you out of Egypt and lead you to the land I was giving to you. That was a good land filled with many good things. It was the most beautiful of all countries!

Jeremiah 31:20

The Lord says, “You know that Ephraim is my dear son. I love that child. Yes, I often criticized Ephraim, but I still think about him. I love him very much, and I really do want to comfort him.

Jeremiah 12:10

Many shepherds have ruined my vineyard. They have trampled the plants in my field. They have made my beautiful field a desert.

Jeremiah 5:7

God says, “People of Judah, why should I forgive you? Your children have abandoned me. They made promises to idols that are not really gods! I gave your children everything they needed, but they were still unfaithful to me! They spent their time with prostitutes.

Isaiah 64:8

But, Lord, you are our father. We are like clay, and you are the potter. Your hands made us all.

Proverbs 3:35

The way the wise live will bring them honor, but the way fools live will bring them shame.

Psalm 106:24

But then they refused to go into the wonderful land of Canaan. They did not believe that God would help them defeat the people there.

1 Peter 1:17

You pray to God and call him Father, but he will judge everyone the same way—by what they do. So while you are visiting here on earth, you should live with respect for God.

Psalm 16:6

My share is wonderful. My inheritance is very beautiful.

Psalm 89:26

He will say to me, ‘You are my father. You are my God, my Rock, my Savior.’

Jeremiah 3:17

At that time the city of Jerusalem will be called the ‘Lord’s Throne.’ All nations will come together in the city of Jerusalem to give honor to the name of the Lord. They will not follow their stubborn, evil hearts anymore.

Jeremiah 33:9

Then Jerusalem will be a wonderful place. The people will be happy. People from other nations will praise it when they hear about the good things happening there. They will hear about the good things I am doing for Jerusalem.’

Deuteronomy 14:1

“You are the children of the Lord your God. When someone dies, you must not cut yourselves or shave your heads to show your sadness.