Jeremiah 3:6

New Century Version

When King Josiah was ruling Judah, the Lord said to me, “Did you see what unfaithful Israel did? She was like a prostitute with her idols on every hill and under every green tree.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:23

The people built stone pillars and places to worship gods and Asherah idols on every high hill and under every green tree.

2 Chronicles 34:1

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he ruled thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Psalm 106:39

The people became unholy by their sins; they were unfaithful to God in what they did.

Isaiah 57:3

“Come here, you magicians! Come here, you children of prostitutes and those who take part in adultery!

Isaiah 57:7

You make your bed on every hill and mountain, and there you offer sacrifices.

Jeremiah 1:2

The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah during the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon was king of Judah.

Jeremiah 11:10

They have gone back to the same sins their ancestors did. Their ancestors refused to listen to my message and followed and worshiped other gods instead. The families of Israel and Judah have broken the agreement I made with their ancestors.

Jeremiah 17:2

Even their children remember their altars to idols and their Asherah idols beside the green trees and on the high hills.

Jeremiah 3:8

Judah saw that I divorced unfaithful Israel because of her adultery, but that didn’t make Israel’s wicked sister Judah afraid. She also went out and acted like a prostitute!

Jeremiah 31:22

You are an unfaithful daughter. How long will you wander before you come home? The Lord has made something new happen in the land: A woman will go seeking a man.”

Jeremiah 5:11

The families of Israel and Judah have been completely unfaithful to me,” says the Lord.

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.

Ezekiel 16:31

You built your place to worship gods at the beginning of every street, and you made places of worship in every city square. But you were not like a prostitute when you refused to accept payment.

Ezekiel 16:35

“ ‘So, prostitute, hear the word of the Lord.

Ezekiel 20:28

When I had brought them into the land I promised to give them, they saw every high hill and every leafy tree. There they offered their sacrifices to gods. They brought offerings that made me angry and burned their incense and poured out their drink offerings.

Ezekiel 23:11

“Her sister Jerusalem saw what happened, but she became worse than her sister in her sexual desire and prostitution.

Ezekiel 23:4

The older girl was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became my wives and had sons and daughters. Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

Hosea 11:7

My people have made up their minds to turn away from me. The prophets call them to turn to me, but none of them honors me at all.

Hosea 4:13

They make sacrifices on the tops of the mountains. They burn offerings on the hills, under oaks, poplars, and other trees, because their shade is nice. So your daughters become prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law are guilty of adultery.

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.