Jeremiah 23:10

New Century Version

The land of Judah is full of people who are guilty of adultery. Because of this, the Lord cursed the land. It has become a very sad place, and the pastures have dried up. The people are evil and use their power in the wrong way.

Cross References

Ezra 10:18

These are the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women: From the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and Jeshua’s brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

Psalm 107:34

He made fertile land salty, because the people there did evil.

Isaiah 24:6

So a curse will destroy the earth. The people of the world are guilty, so they will be burned up; only a few will be left.

Isaiah 5:18

How terrible it will be for those people! They pull their guilt and sins behind them as people pull wagons with ropes.

Jeremiah 12:11

They have turned my field into a desert that is wilted and dead. The whole country is an empty desert, because no one who lives there cares.

Jeremiah 14:2

“The nation of Judah cries as if someone has died, and her cities are very sad. They are distressed over the land. A cry goes up to God from Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 6:13

“Everyone, from the least important to the greatest, is greedy for money. Even the prophets and priests all tell lies.

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 9:10

I, Jeremiah, will cry loudly for the mountains and sing a funeral song for the empty fields. They are empty, and no one passes through. The mooing of cattle cannot be heard. The birds have flown away, and the animals are gone.

Jeremiah 9:12

What person is wise enough to understand these things? Is there someone who has been taught by the Lord who can explain them? Why was the land ruined? Why has it been made like an empty desert where no one goes?

Jeremiah 9:2

I wish I had a place in the desert— a house where travelers spend the night— so I could leave my people. I could go away from them, because they are all unfaithful to God; they are all turning against him.

Hosea 7:4

But all of them are traitors. They are like an oven heated by a baker. While he mixes the dough, he does not need to stir up the fire.

Joel 1:10

The fields are ruined; the ground is dried up. The grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the olive oil runs out.

Leviticus 5:1

“ ‘If a person is ordered to tell in court what he has seen or what he knows and he does not tell the court, he is guilty of sin.

Zephaniah 3:4

Its prophets are proud; they are people who cannot be trusted. Its priests don’t respect holy things; they break God’s teachings.

Malachi 3:5

The Lord All-Powerful says, “Then I will come to you and judge you. I will be quick to testify against those who take part in evil magic, adultery, and lying under oath, those who cheat workers of their pay and who cheat widows and orphans, those who are unfair to foreigners, and those who do not respect me.

1 Timothy 1:10

who take part in sexual sins, who have sexual relations with people of the same sex, who sell slaves, who tell lies, who speak falsely, and who do anything against the true teaching of God.

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage should be honored by everyone, and husband and wife should keep their marriage pure. God will judge as guilty those who take part in sexual sins.

James 4:4

So, you are not loyal to God! You should know that loving the world is the same as hating God. Anyone who wants to be a friend of the world becomes God’s enemy.