Jeremiah 8:14

New Century Version

“Why are we just sitting here? Let’s get together! We have sinned against the Lord, so he has given us poisoned water to drink. Come, let’s run to the strong, walled cities. The Lord our God has decided that we must die, so let’s die there.

Cross References

Jeremiah 23:15

So this is what the Lord All-Powerful says about the prophets: “I will make those prophets eat bitter food and drink poisoned water, because the prophets of Jerusalem spread wickedness through the whole country.”

Jeremiah 9:15

So this is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: “I will soon make the people of Judah eat bitter food and drink poisoned water.

Lamentations 3:19

Lord, remember my suffering and my misery, my sorrow and trouble.

Jeremiah 35:11

But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Judah, we said to each other, ‘Come, we must enter Jerusalem so we can escape the Babylonian army and the Aramean army.’ So we have stayed in Jerusalem.”

Matthew 27:34

The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink. He tasted the wine but refused to drink it.

Psalm 69:21

They put poison in my food and gave me vinegar to drink.

2 Samuel 20:6

David said to Abishai, “Sheba son of Bicri is more dangerous to us than Absalom was. Take my men and chase him before he finds walled cities and escapes from us.”

Deuteronomy 29:18

Make sure no man, woman, family group, or tribe among you leaves the Lord our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. They would be to you like a plant that grows bitter, poisonous fruit.

Zechariah 2:13

Be silent, everyone, in the presence of the Lord. He is coming out of the holy place where he lives.”

Habakkuk 2:20

The Lord is in his Holy Temple; all the earth should be silent in his presence.”

Amos 6:10

When the relatives come to get the bodies to take them outside, one of them will call to the other and ask, “Are there any other dead bodies with you?” That person will answer, “No.” Then the one who asked will say, “Hush! We must not say the name of the Lord.”

Jeremiah 14:20

Lord, we admit that we are wicked and that our ancestors did evil things. We have sinned against you.

Psalm 39:2

So I kept very quiet. I didn’t even say anything good, but I became even more upset.

Deuteronomy 32:32

Their vine comes from Sodom, and their fields are like Gomorrah. Their grapes are full of poison; their bunches of grapes are bitter.

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord was speaking about when he said, ‘I must be respected as holy by those who come near me; before all the people I must be given honor.’ ” So Aaron did not say anything about the death of his sons.

Isaiah 47:5

“Babylon, sit in darkness and say nothing. You will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.

Jeremiah 3:25

Let us lie down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us like a blanket. We have sinned against the Lord our God, both we and our ancestors. From our youth until now, we have not obeyed the Lord our God.”

Jeremiah 14:7

We know that we suffer because of our sins. Lord, do something to help us for the good of your name. We have left you many times; we have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 9:14

Instead, they were stubborn and followed the Baals, as their ancestors taught them to do.