Jeremiah 6:16

New Century Version

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.’

Cross References

1 Kings 8:36

When this happens, please hear their prayer in heaven, and forgive the sins of your servants, the Israelites. Teach them to do what is right. Then please send rain to this land you have given particularly to them.

2 Chronicles 19:11

“Amariah, the leading priest, will be over you in all cases about the Lord. Zebadiah son of Ishmael, a leader in the tribe of Judah, will be over you in all cases about the king. Also, the Levites will serve as officers for you. Have courage. May the Lord be with those who do what is right.”

Psalm 116:7

I said to myself, “Relax, because the Lord takes care of you.”

Isaiah 2:5

Come, family of Jacob, and let us follow the way of the Lord.

Isaiah 28:12

God said to them, “Here is a place of rest; let the tired people come and rest. This is the place of peace.” But the people would not listen.

Isaiah 30:21

If you go the wrong way—to the right or to the left—you will hear a voice behind you saying, “This is the right way. You should go this way.”

Isaiah 46:9

Remember what happened long ago. Remember that I am God, and there is no other God. I am God, and there is no one like me.

Isaiah 57:2

and are given peace. Those who live as God wants find rest in death.

Isaiah 8:20

You should follow the teachings and the agreement with the Lord. The mediums and fortune-tellers do not speak the word of the Lord, so their words are worth nothing.

Jeremiah 12:16

I want them to learn their lessons well. In the past they taught my people to swear by Baal’s name. But if they will now learn to swear by my name, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives . . . ’ I will allow them to rebuild among my people.

Jeremiah 18:12

But the people of Judah will answer, ‘It won’t do any good to try! We will continue to do what we want. Each of us will do what his stubborn, evil heart wants!’ ”

Jeremiah 18:15

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.

Jeremiah 2:25

Don’t run until your feet are bare or until your throat is dry. But you say, ‘It’s no use! I love those other gods, and I must chase them!’

Jeremiah 22:21

Judah, when you were successful, I warned you, but you said, ‘I won’t listen.’ You have acted like this since you were young; you have not obeyed me.

Jeremiah 31:21

“People of Israel, fix the road signs. Put up signs to show you the way home. Watch the road. Pay attention to the road on which you travel. People of Israel, come home, come back to your towns.

Jeremiah 42:3

So pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”

Jeremiah 44:16

“We will not listen to the message from the Lord that you spoke to us.

Jeremiah 50:5

Those people will ask how to go to Jerusalem and will start in that direction. They will come and join themselves to the Lord. They will make an agreement with him that will last forever, an agreement that will never be forgotten.

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 7:3

This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: Change your lives and do what is right! Then I will let you live in this place.

Malachi 4:4

“Remember the teaching of Moses my servant, those laws and rules I gave to him on Mount Sinai for all the Israelites.

Luke 16:29

But Abraham said, ‘They have the law of Moses and the writings of the prophets; let them learn from them.’

John 12:35

Then Jesus said, “The light will be with you for a little longer, so walk while you have the light. Then the darkness will not catch you. If you walk in the darkness, you will not know where you are going.

John 13:17

If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

John 5:39

You carefully study the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. They do in fact tell about me,

Acts 17:11

These people were more willing to listen than the people in Thessalonica. The Bereans were eager to hear what Paul and Silas said and studied the Scriptures every day to find out if these things were true.

Romans 4:12

And Abraham is also the father of those who have been circumcised and who live following the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

Deuteronomy 32:7

Remember the old days. Think of the years already passed. Ask your father and he will tell you; ask your elders and they will inform you.

Colossians 2:6

As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so continue to live in him.

Hebrews 11:2

Faith is the reason we remember great people who lived in the past.

Hebrews 6:12

We do not want you to become lazy. Be like those who through faith and patience will receive what God has promised.

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.