Jeremiah 11:15

New Living Translation

“What right do my beloved people have to come to my Temple, when they have done so many immoral things? Can their vows and sacrifices prevent their destruction? They actually rejoice in doing evil!

Cross References

Psalm 50:16

But God says to the wicked: “Why bother reciting my decrees and pretending to obey my covenant?

Psalm 60:5

Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power.

Proverbs 10:23

Doing wrong is fun for a fool, but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but he delights in the prayers of the upright.

Proverbs 2:14

They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable, especially when it is offered with wrong motives.

Proverbs 26:18

Just as damaging as a madman shooting a deadly weapon

Proverbs 28:9

God detests the prayers of a person who ignores the law.

Isaiah 50:1

This is what the Lord says: “Was your mother sent away because I divorced her? Did I sell you as slaves to my creditors? No, you were sold because of your sins. And your mother, too, was taken because of your sins.

Jeremiah 12:7

“I have abandoned my people, my special possession. I have surrendered my dearest ones to their enemies.

Jeremiah 13:27

I have seen your adultery and lust, and your disgusting idol worship out in the fields and on the hills. What sorrow awaits you, Jerusalem! How long before you are pure?”

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I wouldn’t help them. Away with them! Get them out of my sight!

Jeremiah 2:2

“Go and shout this message to Jerusalem. This is what the Lord says: “I remember how eager you were to please me as a young bride long ago, how you loved me and followed me even through the barren wilderness.

Jeremiah 23:11

“Even the priests and prophets are ungodly, wicked men. I have seen their despicable acts right here in my own Temple,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 3:14

“Return home, you wayward children,” says the Lord, “for I am your master. I will bring you back to the land of Israel— one from this town and two from that family— from wherever you are scattered.

Jeremiah 3:8

She saw that I divorced faithless Israel because of her adultery. But that treacherous sister Judah had no fear, and now she, too, has left me and given herself to prostitution.

Hosea 3:1

Then the Lord said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the Lord still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.”

Matthew 22:11

“But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing the proper clothes for a wedding.

Luke 8:28

As soon as he saw Jesus, he shrieked and fell down in front of him. Then he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please, I beg you, don’t torture me!”

Romans 11:28

Many of the people of Israel are now enemies of the Good News, and this benefits you Gentiles. Yet they are still the people he loves because he chose their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

1 Corinthians 13:6

It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.

Titus 1:15

Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted.

James 4:16

Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil.