Jeremiah 18:15

The Passion Translation

But my people have forgotten me and burn incense to gods who are nothing, who make my people stumble in their ways. They no longer follow the ways of blessing they knew before but have followed paths that lead them nowhere.

Cross References

Isaiah 3:12

My people, mockers exploit you and creditors rule over you. My people, your leaders mislead you and confuse you with their guidance.

Isaiah 41:29

Look, all these gods are nothingness! What have they ever accomplished? Their metal images are nothing but empty wind and confusion!

Isaiah 57:14

Yahweh says, “Let the people return to me. Build! Build up the road, clear the way, and get it ready! Remove every obstacle from their path.”

Isaiah 62:10

Pass through, pass through the gates, and go from old to new. Prepare a new path for the people. Build! Build up a highway for them to come to me! Remove every hindrance and unfurl a banner for the nations!

Isaiah 65:7

for both their sins and the sins of their fathers. Because they burned incense on the high places and blasphemed me on the hills, I will punish them severely, as their actions deserve,’ ” says Yahweh.

Isaiah 9:16

The leaders have led them astray, and the citizens are left in confusion.

Jeremiah 1:16

I will pass sentence against the people of Jerusalem and Judah for all their wickedness in deserting me. They have sacrificed to other gods and worshiped the works of their hands.

Jeremiah 10:15

What they make is worthless—nothing but a joke! When Yahweh comes to punish them, they will perish.

Jeremiah 11:12

The cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they burn incense, but those false gods certainly will not be able to save them when calamity comes.

Jeremiah 11:13

The people of Judah worship as many gods as they have cities. They have as many altars to burn incense to that shameful one, Baal, as they have streets in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 11:17

For I, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, planted you and have decreed disaster against you because of the evil of the people of Israel and the people of Judah. You have provoked me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”

Jeremiah 13:25

You have it coming, and I have precisely measured your punishment,” declares Yahweh, “because you have trusted in lies and forgotten me entirely.

Jeremiah 16:19

Yahweh, you are my strength and my stronghold, my sanctuary in a time of trouble. Nations will stream toward you from the ends of the earth and say: “The gods of our ancestors are nothing but frauds, worthless idols that could do nothing for them.

Jeremiah 17:13

Yahweh, you are the only hope of Israel! All who forsake you will be covered with shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dirt. To forsake you, Yahweh, is to forsake the fountain of living waters.

Jeremiah 18:14

Does the snow on Lebanon’s mountains ever melt away? Do the cold mountain streams ever run dry?

Jeremiah 19:5

They have built altars to Baal and sacrificed their children to the fire as burnt offerings to Baal. This is not something I commanded them to do, nor did it ever enter my mind.

Jeremiah 2:13

“My people are guilty of a double sin: they have abandoned me, the Spring of Living Water, and they have dug for themselves cisterns — cracked cisterns that hold no water.”

Jeremiah 2:19

Your own wickedness punishes you. Your own unfaithfulness rebukes you. Look deep into your heart and you will learn how evil and bitter it is to forsake me, Yahweh your God, and have no awe of me. I, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, have spoken.”

Jeremiah 2:32

Does a young woman disregard her engagement ring, or does a bride forget about her wedding dress? Yet, my people have continually forgotten me.

Jeremiah 3:21

I hear the sound of voices echoing from the barren hills, the bitter weeping of the sons of Israel pleading for mercy because they lost their moral way and have forgotten Yahweh their God.

Jeremiah 44:25

Yahweh, God of Israel, Commander of Angel Armies, says to you, ‘Both you and your wives have said that you will fulfill the vows you made to give offerings to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her. You have said it, and you have done it. Very well, by all means, keep your promise and fulfill the vows you made!’

Jeremiah 51:18

They are worthless—nothing but a joke! When Yahweh comes to punish them, they will perish.

Jeremiah 6:16

Yahweh said to his people: “Stand at the crossroads. Now, consider your ways and ask for the ancient paths. Which is God’s way? Walk on his path, and you’ll enjoy a resting place for yourselves. But they said, ‘We will not. That’s not the path we want.’ ”

Jeremiah 7:9

You think you can steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known,

Ezekiel 21:15

This sword will make them stumble and fall, and their hearts will melt with fear. I have posted the threatening sword at every gate to flash like lightning, polished for the slaughter.

Ezekiel 36:15

I will silence the insults of the nations. You will never again have to hear the mocking of the peoples, and you will never again cause your nation to stumble. I, Lord Yahweh, have spoken.’ ”

Matthew 15:6

This doesn’t honor your father or mother. And you have elevated your tradition above the words of God.

Romans 14:21

Consider it an act of love to refrain from eating meat or drinking wine or doing anything else that would cause a fellow believer to be offended or tempted to be weakened in his faith.