Lamentations 3:42

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Let us say to him, “We have sinned and have been stubborn. Because of this, you have not forgiven us.

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:26

And then they turned against you. They threw away your teachings. They killed your prophets. Those prophets warned the people. They tried to bring them back to you. But our ancestors said terrible things against you.

Zechariah 1:5

“Your ancestors are gone, and those prophets did not live forever.

Ezekiel 24:13

“‘You sinned against me and became stained with sin. I wanted to wash you and make you clean, but the stains would not come out. I will not try washing you again until my hot anger is finished with you!

Lamentations 5:16

The crown has fallen from our head. Things have gone bad for us because we sinned.

Lamentations 1:18

Now Jerusalem says, “I refused to listen to the Lord, so he is right for doing these things. So listen, all you people! Look at my pain! My young women and men have gone into captivity.

Jeremiah 3:13

But you must recognize your sin. You turned against the Lord your God. That is your sin. You worshiped the idols of other nations. You worshiped them under every green tree. You did not obey me.’” This message is from the Lord.

2 Kings 24:4

He did this because Manasseh killed many innocent people and filled Jerusalem with their blood. The Lord would not forgive these sins.

Psalm 107:11

That was because they had fought against what God said. They refused to listen to the advice of God Most High.

Jeremiah 14:20

Lord, we know that we are wicked. We know that our ancestors did evil things. Yes, we sinned against you.

Ezra 9:6

Then I prayed this prayer: “My God, I am too ashamed and embarrassed to look at you. I am ashamed because our sins are higher than our heads. Our guilt has reached all the way up to the heavens.

Daniel 9:15

“Lord our God, you used your power and brought us out of Egypt. We are your people. You are famous because of that, even today. We have sinned and done terrible things.

Zechariah 1:6

The prophets were my servants. I used them to tell your ancestors about my laws and teachings. Your ancestors finally learned their lesson and said, ‘The Lord All-Powerful did what he said he would do. He punished us for the way we lived and for all the evil things we did.’ So they came back to God.”