Jeremiah 44:3

New Century Version

It is because the people who lived there did evil. They made me angry by burning incense and worshiping other gods that neither they nor you nor your ancestors ever knew.

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:33

You have been fair in everything that has happened to us; you have been loyal, but we have been wicked.

Isaiah 3:8

This will happen because Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen. The things they say and do are against the Lord; they turn against him.

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.

Jeremiah 16:10

“When you tell the people of Judah these things, they will ask you, ‘Why has the Lord said these terrible things to us? What have we done wrong? What sin have we done against the Lord our God?’

Jeremiah 22:9

And the answer will be: ‘Because the people of Judah quit following the agreement with the Lord their God. They worshiped and served other gods.’ ”

Jeremiah 29:19

This is because they have not listened to my message,” says the Lord. “I sent my message to them again and again through my servants, the prophets, but they did not listen,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 32:30

From their youth, the people of Israel and Judah have done only the things I said were wrong. They have made me angry by worshiping idols made with their own hands,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 44:23

All this happened because you burned incense to other gods. You sinned against the Lord. You did not obey him or follow his teachings or the laws he gave you. You did not keep your part of the agreement with him. So this disaster has happened to you. It is there for you to see.”

Jeremiah 44:8

Why do you want to make me angry by making idols? Why do you burn incense to the gods of Egypt, where you have come to live? You will destroy yourselves. Other nations will speak evil of you and make fun of you.

Jeremiah 5:19

When the people of Judah ask, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these terrible things to us?’ then give them this answer: ‘You have left the Lord and served foreign idols in your own land. So now you will serve foreigners in a land that does not belong to you.’

Jeremiah 5:29

Shouldn’t I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?” says the Lord. “Shouldn’t I give a nation such as this the punishment it deserves?

Jeremiah 7:19

But I am not the one the people of Judah are really hurting, says the Lord. They are only hurting themselves and bringing shame upon themselves.

Lamentations 1:8

Jerusalem sinned terribly, so she has become unclean. Those who honored her now hate her, because they have seen her nakedness. She groans and turns away.

Lamentations 4:13

It happened because her prophets sinned and her priests did evil. They killed in the city those who did what was right.

Ezekiel 9:9

Then he said to me, “The sin of the people of Israel and Judah is very great. The land is filled with people who murder, and the city is full of people who are not fair. The people say, ‘The Lord has left the land, and the Lord does not see.’

Daniel 9:5

“But we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and turned against you, your commands, and your laws.

Deuteronomy 13:6

Someone might try to lead you to serve other gods—it might be your brother, your son or daughter, the wife you love, or a close friend. The person might say, “Let’s go and worship other gods.” (These are gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known,

Deuteronomy 29:25

And the answer will be, “It is because the people broke the Agreement of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, which he made with them when he brought them out of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 29:26

They went and served other gods and bowed down to gods they did not even know. The Lord did not allow that,

Deuteronomy 32:17

They made sacrifices to demons, not God, to gods they had never known, new gods from nearby, gods your ancestors did not fear.

Hebrews 3:16

Who heard God’s voice and was against him? It was all those people Moses led out of Egypt.