Jeremiah 2:19

New Living Translation

Your wickedness will bring its own punishment. Your turning from me will shame you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is to abandon the Lord your God and not to fear him. I, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!

Cross References

1 Kings 18:18

“I have made no trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the Lord and have worshiped the images of Baal instead.

2 Chronicles 12:5

The prophet Shemaiah then met with Rehoboam and Judah’s leaders, who had all fled to Jerusalem because of Shishak. Shemaiah told them, “This is what the Lord says: You have abandoned me, so I am abandoning you to Shishak.”

2 Chronicles 21:10

Even so, Edom has been independent from Judah to this day. The town of Libnah also revolted about that same time. All this happened because Jehoram had abandoned the Lord, the God of his ancestors.

2 Chronicles 25:16

But the king interrupted him and said, “Since when have I made you the king’s counselor? Be quiet now before I have you killed!” So the prophet stopped with this warning: “I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have refused to accept my counsel.”

Psalm 36:1

Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all.

Exodus 33:6

So from the time they left Mount Sinai, the Israelites wore no more jewelry or fine clothes.

Proverbs 1:31

Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.

Proverbs 1:32

For simpletons turn away from me—to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.

Proverbs 5:22

An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.

Isaiah 3:9

The very look on their faces gives them away. They display their sin like the people of Sodom and don’t even try to hide it. They are doomed! They have brought destruction upon themselves.

Isaiah 5:5

Now let me tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will tear down its hedges and let it be destroyed. I will break down its walls and let the animals trample it.

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 1:16

I will pronounce judgment on my people for all their evil— for deserting me and burning incense to other gods. Yes, they worship idols made with their own hands!

Jeremiah 13:22

You may ask yourself, “Why is all this happening to me?” It is because of your many sins! That is why you have been stripped and raped by invading armies.

Jeremiah 2:17

And you have brought this upon yourselves by rebelling against the Lord your God, even though he was leading you on the way!

Jeremiah 3:22

“My wayward children,” says the Lord, “come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts.” “Yes, we’re coming,” the people reply, “for you are the Lord our God.

Jeremiah 4:18

“Your own actions have brought this upon you. This punishment is bitter, piercing you to the heart!”

Jeremiah 5:22

Have you no respect for me? Why don’t you tremble in my presence? I, the Lord, define the ocean’s sandy shoreline as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross. The waves may toss and roar, but they can never pass the boundaries I set.

Jeremiah 5:24

They do not say from the heart, ‘Let us live in awe of the Lord our God, for he gives us rain each spring and fall, assuring us of a harvest when the time is right.’

Jeremiah 5:6

So now a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will pounce on them. A leopard will lurk near their towns, tearing apart any who dare to venture out. For their rebellion is great, and their sins are many.

Jeremiah 7:19

Am I the one they are hurting?” asks the Lord. “Most of all, they hurt themselves, to their own shame.”

Jeremiah 8:5

Then why do these people stay on their self-destructive path? Why do the people of Jerusalem refuse to turn back? They cling tightly to their lies and will not turn around.

Ezekiel 23:30

You brought all this on yourself by prostituting yourself to other nations, defiling yourself with all their idols.

Ezekiel 39:24

I turned my face away and punished them because of their defilement and their sins.

Hosea 11:7

For my people are determined to desert me. They call me the Most High, but they don’t truly honor me.

Hosea 13:9

“You are about to be destroyed, O Israel— yes, by me, your only helper.

Hosea 14:1

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down.

Hosea 4:16

Israel is stubborn, like a stubborn heifer. So should the Lord feed her like a lamb in a lush pasture?

Hosea 5:5

“The arrogance of Israel testifies against her; Israel and Ephraim will stumble under their load of guilt. Judah, too, will fall with them.

Hosea 7:2

Its people don’t realize that I am watching them. Their sinful deeds are all around them, and I see them all.

Hosea 9:1

O people of Israel, do not rejoice as other nations do. For you have been unfaithful to your God, hiring yourselves out like prostitutes, worshiping other gods on every threshing floor.

Amos 8:10

I will turn your celebrations into times of mourning and your singing into weeping. You will wear funeral clothes and shave your heads to show your sorrow— as if your only son had died. How very bitter that day will be!

Micah 1:5

And why is this happening? Because of the rebellion of Israel— yes, the sins of the whole nation. Who is to blame for Israel’s rebellion? Samaria, its capital city! Where is the center of idolatry in Judah? In Jerusalem, its capital!

Zechariah 7:11

“Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing.

Romans 3:18

“They have no fear of God at all.”

Judges 10:13

Yet you have abandoned me and served other gods. So I will not rescue you anymore.