2 Chronicles 36:16

New Century Version

But they made fun of God’s prophets and hated God’s messages. They refused to listen to the prophets until, finally, the Lord became so angry with his people that he could not be stopped.

Cross References

2 Kings 2:23

From there Elisha went up to Bethel. On the way some boys came out of the city and made fun of him. They said to him, “Go up too, you baldhead! Go up too, you baldhead!”

1 Chronicles 19:4

So Hanun arrested David’s officers. To shame them he shaved their beards and cut off their clothes at the hips. Then he sent them away.

2 Chronicles 24:19

Even though the Lord sent prophets to the people to turn them back to him and even though the prophets warned them, they refused to listen.

2 Chronicles 30:10

The messengers went to every town in Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the way to Zebulun, but the people laughed at them and made fun of them.

Ezra 5:12

But our ancestors made the God of heaven angry, so he handed them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who destroyed this Temple and took the people to Babylon as captives.

Nehemiah 9:26

“But they were disobedient and turned against you and ignored your teachings. Your prophets warned them to come back to you, but they killed those prophets and spoke against you.

Nehemiah 9:30

You were patient with them for many years and warned them by your Spirit through the prophets, but they did not pay attention. So you handed them over to other countries.

Psalm 35:16

They made fun of me and were cruel to me and ground their teeth at me in anger.

Psalm 74:1

God, why have you rejected us for so long? Why are you angry with us, the sheep of your pasture?

Proverbs 29:1

Whoever is stubborn after being corrected many times will suddenly be hurt beyond cure.

Proverbs 6:15

So trouble will strike them in an instant; suddenly they will be so hurt no one can help them.

Isaiah 28:22

Now, you must not make fun of these things, or the ropes around you will become tighter. The Lord God All-Powerful has told me how the whole earth will be destroyed.

Isaiah 5:4

What more could I have done for my vineyard than I have already done? Although I expected good grapes to grow, why were there only bad ones?

Isaiah 57:4

Of whom are you making fun? Whom are you insulting? At whom do you stick out your tongue? You turn against God, and you are liars.

Isaiah 65:12

I decide your fate, and I will punish you with my sword. You will all be killed, because I called you, but you refused to answer. I spoke to you, but you wouldn’t listen. You did the things I said were evil and chose to do things that displease me.”

Jeremiah 13:10

These evil people refuse to listen to my warnings. They stubbornly do only what they want to do, and they follow other gods to serve and worship them. So they will become like this linen belt—good for nothing.

Jeremiah 20:7

Lord, you tricked me, and I was fooled. You are stronger than I am, so you won. I have become a joke; everyone makes fun of me all day long.

Jeremiah 20:8

Every time I speak, I shout. I am always shouting about violence and destruction. I tell the people about the message I received from the Lord, but this only brings me insults. The people make fun of me all day long.

Jeremiah 30:12

This is what the Lord said: “You people have a wound that cannot be cured; your injury will not heal.

Jeremiah 32:3

Zedekiah king of Judah had put Jeremiah in prison there. Zedekiah had asked, “Why have you prophesied the things you have?” (Jeremiah had said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I will soon hand the city of Jerusalem over to the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.

Jeremiah 32:33

They turned their backs to me, not their faces. I tried to teach them again and again, but they wouldn’t listen or learn.

Jeremiah 38:6

So the officers took Jeremiah and put him into the well of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guards. The officers used ropes to lower Jeremiah into the well, which did not have any water in it, only mud. And Jeremiah sank down into the mud.

Jeremiah 42:18

“This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: ‘I showed my anger against the people of Jerusalem. In the same way I will show my anger against you when you go to Egypt. Other nations will speak evil of you. People will be shocked by what will happen to you. You will become a curse word, and people will insult you. And you will never see Judah again.’

Daniel 9:6

We did not listen to your servants, the prophets, who spoke for you to our kings, our leaders, our ancestors, and all the people of the land.

Leviticus 26:15

and if you turn away from my rules and hate my laws, refusing to obey all my commands, you have broken our agreement.

Matthew 23:34

So I tell you this: I am sending to you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify. Some of them you will beat in your synagogues and chase from town to town.

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad, because you have a great reward waiting for you in heaven. People did the same evil things to the prophets who lived before you.

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees, who loved money, were listening to all these things and made fun of Jesus.

Luke 18:32

He will be turned over to those who are evil. They will laugh at him, insult him, spit on him,

Luke 23:11

After Herod and his soldiers had made fun of Jesus, they dressed him in a kingly robe and sent him back to Pilate.

Luke 23:36

The soldiers also made fun of him, coming to Jesus and offering him some vinegar.

Luke 6:23

Be full of joy at that time, because you have a great reward in heaven. Their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.

Acts 13:41

‘Listen, you people who doubt! You can wonder, and then die. I will do something in your lifetime that you won’t believe even when you are told about it!’ ”

Acts 17:32

When the people heard about Jesus being raised from the dead, some of them laughed. But others said, “We will hear more about this from you later.”

Acts 2:13

But others were making fun of them, saying, “They have had too much wine.”

Acts 7:52

Your ancestors tried to hurt every prophet who ever lived. Those prophets said long ago that the One who is good would come, but your ancestors killed them. And now you have turned against and killed the One who is good.

1 Thessalonians 4:8

So the person who refuses to obey this teaching is disobeying God, not simply a human teaching. And God is the One who gives us his Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 11:36

Some were laughed at and beaten. Others were put in chains and thrown into prison.

Judges 2:17

But the Israelites did not listen to their judges. They were not faithful to God but worshiped other gods instead. Their ancestors had obeyed the Lord’s commands, but they quickly turned away and did not obey.