Jeremiah 3:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:2

“Jeremiah, go and speak to the people of Jerusalem. Tell them that this is what the Lord says: “‘At the time you were a young nation, you were faithful to me. You followed me like a young bride. You followed me through the desert, through a land that had never been used for farmland.

Jeremiah 3:19

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.

Hosea 2:15

There I will give her vineyards. I will give her Achor Valley as a doorway of hope. Then she will answer as she did when she came out of the land of Egypt.”

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.

Proverbs 2:17

She married when she was young, but then she left her husband. She forgot the marriage vows she made before God.

Psalm 71:17

God, you have taught me since I was a young boy. And to this day I have told people about the wonderful things you do.

Malachi 2:14

You ask, “Why are our gifts not accepted?” It is because the Lord saw the evil things you did—he is a witness against you. He saw you cheat on your wife. You have been married to her since you were young. She was your girlfriend. Then you made your vows to each other—and she became your wife.

Jeremiah 2:27

They say to pieces of wood, ‘You are my father.’ They say to a rock, ‘You gave birth to me.’ All these people will be ashamed. They don’t look to me for help. They have turned their backs to me. But when the people of Judah get into trouble, they say to me, ‘Come and save us!’

Proverbs 1:4

These proverbs will make even those without education smart. They will teach young people what they need to know and how to use what they have learned.

Psalm 119:9

How can a young person live a pure life? By obeying your word.

Psalm 71:5

Lord GOD, you are my hope. I have trusted you since I was a young boy.

Psalm 48:14

This God is our God forever and ever. He will lead us from now to the end of time!

Malachi 1:6

The Lord All-Powerful said, “Children honor their fathers. Servants honor their masters. I am your Father, so why don’t you honor me? I am your master, so why don’t you respect me? You priests don’t respect my name. “But you say, ‘What have we done that shows we don’t respect your name?’

Jeremiah 31:22

Unfaithful daughter, how long will you wander around? “The Lord has created something new in the land: A woman surrounding a man.”