Jeremiah 6:8

New Century Version

Listen to this warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn my back on you and make your land an empty desert where no one can live.”

Cross References

Psalm 2:10

So, kings, be wise; rulers, learn this lesson.

Psalm 50:17

You hate my teachings and turn your back on what I say.

Psalm 94:12

Lord, those you correct are happy; you teach them from your law.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to advice and accept correction, and in the end you will be wise.

Proverbs 4:13

Always remember what you have been taught, and don’t let go of it. Keep all that you have learned; it is the most important thing in life.

Jeremiah 17:23

But your ancestors did not listen or pay attention to me. They were very stubborn and did not listen. I punished them, but it didn’t do any good.

Jeremiah 2:15

Enemies have roared like lions at Israel; they have growled at Israel. They have destroyed the land of Israel. The cities of Israel lie in ruins, and all the people have left.

Jeremiah 31:19

Lord, after I wandered away from you, I changed my heart and life. After I understood, I beat my breast with sorrow. I was ashamed and disgraced, because I suffered for the foolish things I did when I was young.’

Jeremiah 32:33

They turned their backs to me, not their faces. I tried to teach them again and again, but they wouldn’t listen or learn.

Jeremiah 4:14

People of Jerusalem, clean the evil from your hearts so that you can be saved. Don’t continue making evil plans.

Jeremiah 7:20

“ ‘So this is what the Lord God says: I will pour out my anger on this place, on people and animals, on the trees in the field and the crops in the ground. My anger will be like a hot fire that no one can put out.

Jeremiah 7:28

So say to them, ‘This is the nation that has not obeyed the Lord its God. These people do nothing when I correct them. They do not tell the truth; it has disappeared from their lips.

Jeremiah 7:34

I will end the happy sounds of the bride and bridegroom. There will be no happy sounds in the cities of Judah or in the streets of Jerusalem, because the land will become an empty desert!

Jeremiah 9:11

“I, the Lord, will make the city of Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a home for wild dogs. I will destroy the cities of Judah so no one can live there.”

Ezekiel 23:18

But she continued her prostitution so openly that everyone knew about it. And I finally became sick of her, as I had her sister.

Hosea 2:5

Their mother has acted like a prostitute; the one who became pregnant with them has acted disgracefully. She said, ‘I will chase after my lovers, who give me my food and water, wool and flax, wine and olive oil.’

Hosea 9:12

But even if the Israelites bring up children, I will take them all away. How terrible it will be for them when I go away from them!

Leviticus 26:34

When you are taken to your enemy’s country, your land will finally get its rest. It will enjoy its time of rest all the time it lies empty.

Zephaniah 3:7

I said, ‘Surely now Jerusalem will respect me and will accept my teaching.’ Then the place where they lived would not be destroyed, and I would not have to punish them. But they were still eager to do evil in everything they did.

Deuteronomy 32:29

I wish they were wise and understood this; I wish they could see what will happen to them.