Jeremiah 18:15

New Century Version

But my people have forgotten me. They burn incense to worthless idols and have stumbled in what they do and in the old ways of their ancestors. They walk along back roads and on poor highways.

Cross References

Jeremiah 6:16

This is what the Lord says: “Stand where the roads cross and look. Ask where the old way is, where the good way is, and walk on it. If you do, you will find rest for yourselves. But they have said, ‘We will not walk on the good way.’

Hosea 11:2

But when I called the people of Israel, they went away from me. They offered sacrifices to the Baals and burned incense to the idols.

Jeremiah 2:32

A young woman does not forget her jewelry, and a bride does not forget the decorations for her dress. But my people have forgotten me for more days than can be counted.

Isaiah 57:14

Someone will say, “Build a road! Build a road! Prepare the way! Make the way clear for my people.”

Malachi 2:8

But you priests have stopped obeying me. With your teachings you have caused many people to do wrong. You have broken the agreement with the tribe of Levi!” says the Lord All-Powerful.

Jeremiah 2:13

“My people have done two evils: They have turned away from me, the spring of living water. And they have dug their own wells, which are broken wells that cannot hold water.

Jeremiah 17:13

Lord, hope of Israel, those who leave you will be shamed. People who quit following the Lord will be like a name written in the dust, because they have left the Lord, the spring of living water.

Jeremiah 10:15

They are worth nothing; people make fun of them. When they are judged, they will be destroyed.

Isaiah 41:29

Look, all these idols are false. They cannot do anything; they are worth nothing.

Matthew 15:6

You teach that person not to honor his father or his mother. You rejected what God said for the sake of your own rules.

Hosea 2:13

I will punish her for all the times she burned incense to the Baals. She put on her rings and jewelry and went chasing after her lovers, but she forgot me!” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are my strength and my protection, my safe place in times of trouble. The nations will come to you from all over the world and say, “Our ancestors had only false gods, useless idols that didn’t help them.

Jeremiah 13:25

This is what will happen to you; this is your part in my plans,” says the Lord. “Because you forgot me and trusted in false gods,

Jeremiah 3:21

You can hear crying on the bare hilltops. It is the people of Israel crying and praying for mercy. They have become very evil and have forgotten the Lord their God.

Romans 14:21

It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that will cause your brother or sister to sin.

Jeremiah 44:25

The Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives did what you said you would do. You said, ‘We will certainly keep the promises we made. We promised to make sacrifices to the Queen Goddess and to pour out drink offerings to her.’ So, go ahead. Do the things you promised, and keep your promises.

Jeremiah 19:5

They have built places on hilltops to worship Baal, where they burn their children in the fire to Baal. That is something I did not command or speak about; it never even entered my mind.

Isaiah 62:10

Go through, go through the gates! Make the way ready for the people. Build up, build up the road! Move all the stones off the road. Raise the banner as a sign for the people.

Isaiah 9:16

Those who led the people led them in the wrong direction, and those who followed them were destroyed.

Isaiah 3:12

Children treat my people cruelly, and women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you in the wrong way and turn you away from what is right.

Jeremiah 2:19

Your evil will bring punishment to you, and the wrong you have done will teach you a lesson. Think about it and understand that it is a terrible evil to turn away from the Lord your God. It is wrong not to fear me,” says the Lord God All-Powerful.

Isaiah 65:7

I will punish you for your sins and your ancestors’ sins,” says the Lord. “They burned incense to gods on the mountains and shamed me on those hills. So I will punish them as they should be punished for what they did.”

Jeremiah 7:9

Will you steal and murder and be guilty of adultery? Will you falsely accuse other people? Will you burn incense to the god Baal and follow other gods you have not known?

Jeremiah 18:14

The snow on the mountains of Lebanon never melts from the rocks. Its cool, flowing streams do not dry up.

Jeremiah 51:18

They are worth nothing; people make fun of them. When they are judged, they will be destroyed.

Ezekiel 21:15

Their hearts will melt with fear, and many people will die. I have placed the killing sword at all their city gates. Oh! The sword is made to flash like lightning. It is held, ready for killing.

Ezekiel 36:15

I will not make you listen to insults from the nations anymore; you will not suffer shame from them anymore. You will not cause your nation to fall anymore, says the Lord God.’ ”

Hosea 2:6

So I will block her road with thornbushes; I will build a wall around her so she cannot find her way.

Deuteronomy 32:21

They used things that are not gods to make me jealous and worthless idols to make me angry. So I will use those who are not a nation to make them jealous; I will use a nation that does not understand to make them angry.

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to listen; they forgot the miracles you did for them. So they became stubborn and turned against you, choosing a leader to take them back to slavery. But you are a forgiving God. You are kind and full of mercy. You do not become angry quickly, and you have great love. So you did not leave them.

Jeremiah 1:16

And I will announce my judgments against my people because of their evil in turning away from me. They offered sacrifices to other gods and worshiped idols they had made with their own hands.

Jeremiah 11:12

The people living in the towns of Judah and the city of Jerusalem will pray to their idols to whom they burn incense. But those idols will not be able to help when disaster comes.

Jeremiah 11:13

Look, people of Judah, you have as many idols as there are towns in Judah. You have built as many altars to burn incense to that shameful god Baal as there are streets in Jerusalem.’

Jeremiah 11:17

The Lord All-Powerful, who planted you, has announced that disaster will come to you. This is because the families of Israel and Judah have done evil and have made him angry by burning incense to Baal.