Jeremiah 13:11

New Century Version

As a belt is wrapped tightly around a person’s waist, I wrapped the families of Israel and Judah around me,” says the Lord. “I did that so they would be my people and bring fame, praise, and honor to me. But my people would not listen.

Cross References

Psalm 135:4

The Lord has chosen the people of Jacob for himself; he has chosen the people of Israel for his very own.

Psalm 147:20

He didn’t do this for any other nation. They don’t know his laws. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 81:11

“But my people did not listen to me; Israel did not want me.

Isaiah 43:21

The people I made will sing songs to praise me.

Isaiah 62:12

His people will be called the Holy People, the Saved People of the Lord, and Jerusalem will be called the City God Wants, the City God Has Not Rejected.

Jeremiah 13:1

This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a linen belt and put it around your waist. Don’t let the belt get wet.”

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 13:12

“Say to them: ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: All leather bags for holding wine should be filled with wine.’ People will say to you: ‘Of course, we know all wine bags should be filled with wine.’

Jeremiah 19:15

“This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will soon bring disaster to Jerusalem and the villages around it, as I said I would. This will happen because the people are very stubborn and do not listen at all to what I say.’ ”

Jeremiah 32:20

You did miracles and wonderful things in the land of Egypt. You have continued doing them in Israel and among the other nations even until today. So you have become well known.

Jeremiah 33:9

Then “Jerusalem” will be to me a name that brings joy! And people from all nations of the earth will praise it when they hear about the good things I am doing there. They will be surprised and shocked at all the good things and the peace I will bring to Jerusalem.’

Jeremiah 6:17

I set watchmen over you and told you, ‘Listen for the sound of the war trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen.’

Jeremiah 7:13

You people of Judah have done all these evil things too, says the Lord. I spoke to you again and again, but you did not listen to me. I called you, but you did not answer.

Jeremiah 7:23

I also gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Do all that I command so that good things will happen to you.

Jeremiah 7:24

But your ancestors did not listen or pay attention to me. They were stubborn and did whatever their evil hearts wanted. They went backward, not forward.

Jeremiah 7:26

But your ancestors did not listen or pay attention to me. They were very stubborn and did more evil than their ancestors.’

Amos 3:1

Listen to this word that the Lord has spoken against you, people of Israel, against the whole family he brought out of Egypt.

Luke 10:11

‘Even the dirt from your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. But remember that the kingdom of God is near.’

Deuteronomy 26:18

And today the Lord has said that you are his very own people, as he has promised you. But you must obey his commands.

Deuteronomy 26:19

He will make you greater than all the other nations he made. He will give you praise, fame, and honor, and you will be a holy people to the Lord your God, as he has said.

Deuteronomy 4:7

No other nation is as great as we are. Their gods do not come near them, but the Lord our God comes near when we pray to him.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, royal priests, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession. You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.