Jonah 2:8

New Living Translation

Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God’s mercies.

Cross References

2 Kings 17:15

They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and they despised all his warnings. They worshiped worthless idols, so they became worthless themselves. They followed the example of the nations around them, disobeying the Lord’s command not to imitate them.

Psalm 142:4

I look for someone to come and help me, but no one gives me a passing thought! No one will help me; no one cares a bit what happens to me.

Psalm 31:6

I hate those who worship worthless idols. I trust in the Lord.

Psalm 69:14

Rescue me from the mud; don’t let me sink any deeper! Save me from those who hate me, and pull me from these deep waters.

Jeremiah 10:8

People who worship idols are stupid and foolish. The things they worship are made of wood!

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are my strength and fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations from around the world will come to you and say, “Our ancestors left us a foolish heritage, for they worshiped worthless idols.

Jeremiah 2:13

“For my people have done two evil things: They have abandoned me— the fountain of living water. And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns that can hold no water at all!

Micah 1:2

Attention! Let all the people of the world listen! Let the earth and everything in it hear. The Sovereign Lord is making accusations against you; the Lord speaks from his holy Temple.

1 Samuel 12:21

Don’t go back to worshiping worthless idols that cannot help or rescue you—they are totally useless!