Jeremiah 2:31

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

And you, O generation, behold the word of the Lord! Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of thick darkness? Why then do my people say, “We are free; we will come to you no more”?

Cross References

1 Kings 11:22

But Pharaoh said to him, “What do you lack with me that you now seek to go to your own country?” And he said, “No, do let me go.”

2 Chronicles 31:10

The chief priest Azariah, who was of the house of Zadok, answered him, “Since they began to bring the contributions into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and have plenty to spare, for the Lord has blessed his people, so that we have this great supply left over.”

Job 21:14

They say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We do not desire to know your ways.

Psalm 10:4

In the pride of their countenance the wicked say, “God will not seek it out”; all their thoughts are, “There is no God.”

Psalm 12:4

those who say, “With our tongues we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is our master?”

Proverbs 30:9

lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.

Isaiah 45:19

I did not speak in secret in a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, “Seek me in chaos.” I the Lord speak the truth; I declare what is right.

Jeremiah 2:20

For long ago you broke your yoke and burst your bonds, and you said, “I will not serve!” On every high hill and under every green tree you sprawled and prostituted yourself.

Jeremiah 2:25

Keep your feet from going bare and your throat from thirst. But you said, “It is no use, for I have loved strangers, and after them I will go.”

Jeremiah 5:5

Let me go to the rich and speak to them; surely they know the way of the Lord, the law of their God.” But they all alike had broken the yoke; they had burst the bonds.

Jeremiah 5:6

Therefore a lion from the forest shall kill them; a wolf from the desert shall destroy them. A leopard is watching against their cities; everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces, because their transgressions are many; their faithlessness is great.

Ezekiel 14:5

in order that I may take hold of the hearts of the house of Israel, all of whom are estranged from me through their idols.

Hosea 13:6

When I fed them, they were satisfied; they were satisfied, and their heart was proud; therefore they forgot me.

Amos 1:1

The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of King Uzziah of Judah and in the days of King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

Micah 6:9

The voice of the Lord cries to the city (and he shall save those who fear his name): Hear, O tribe and assembly of the city!

1 Corinthians 4:8

Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! Quite apart from us you have become kings! If only you had become kings, so that we might be kings with you!

Deuteronomy 31:20

For when I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I promised on oath to their ancestors, and they have eaten their fill and grown fat, they will turn to other gods and serve them, despising me and breaking my covenant.

Deuteronomy 32:15

Jacob ate his fill; Jeshurun grew fat and kicked. You grew fat, bloated, and gorged! He abandoned God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.

Deuteronomy 32:18

You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.