Jeremiah 6:8

New International Reader's Version

Jerusalem, listen to my warning. If you do not, I will turn away from you. Your land will become a desert. No one will be able to live there.”

Cross References

Psalm 2:10

Kings, be wise! Rulers of the earth, be warned!

Psalm 50:17

You hate my teaching. You turn your back on what I say.

Psalm 94:12

Lord, blessed is the person you correct. Blessed is the person you teach from your law.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to advice and accept correction. In the end you will be counted among those who are wise.

Proverbs 4:13

Hold on to my teaching and don’t let it go. Guard it well, because it is your life.

Jeremiah 17:23

But they did not listen. They did not pay any attention to me. They were stubborn. They would not listen or pay attention when I corrected them.

Jeremiah 2:15

Lions have roared. They have growled at you. They have destroyed your land. Your towns are burned and deserted.

Jeremiah 31:19

After we wandered away from you, we turned away from our sins. After we learned our lesson, we beat our chests in sorrow. We were full of shame. What we did when we were young brought dishonor on us.’

Jeremiah 32:33

They turned their backs to me. They would not face me. I taught them again and again. But they would not listen or pay attention when they were corrected.

Jeremiah 4:14

People of Jerusalem, wash your sins from your hearts and be saved. How long will you hold on to your evil thoughts?

Jeremiah 7:20

So the Lord and King says, “I will pour out my burning anger on this place. It will strike people and animals alike. It will destroy the trees in the fields and the crops in your land. It will burn, and no one will be able to put it out.”

Jeremiah 7:28

So say to them, ‘You are a nation that has not obeyed the Lord your God. You did not pay attention when you were corrected. Truth has died out. You do not tell the truth anymore.’ ”

Jeremiah 7:34

I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness. The voices of brides and grooms will not be heard anymore. There will be no sounds of joy in the towns of Judah. And there will be no joy in the streets of Jerusalem. The land will become a desert.

Jeremiah 9:11

The Lord says, “I will knock down all of Jerusalem’s buildings. I will make it a home for wild dogs. The towns of Judah will be completely destroyed. No one will be able to live in them.”

Ezekiel 23:18

She acted like a prostitute who had no shame at all. She openly showed her naked body. I became sick of what she was doing. So I turned away from her. I had also turned away from her sister.

Hosea 2:5

Their mother hasn’t been faithful to me. She who became pregnant with them has brought shame on herself. She said, ‘I will chase after my lovers. They give me my food and water. They provide me with wool and linen. They give me olive oil and wine.’

Hosea 9:12

But suppose they do have children. Then I will kill every one of them. How terrible it will be for them when I turn away from them!

Leviticus 26:34

Then the deserted land will enjoy its sabbath years. It will rest. It will not be farmed. It will enjoy its sabbaths. But you will become prisoners in the country of your enemies.

Zephaniah 3:7

Here is what I thought about Jerusalem. ‘Surely you will have respect for me. Surely you will accept my warning.’ Then the city you think is safe would not be destroyed. And I would not have to punish you so much. But they still wanted to go on sinning in every way they could.

Deuteronomy 32:29

I wish they were wise. Then they would understand what’s coming. They’d realize what would happen to them in the end.