Jeremiah 6:16

The Passion Translation

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.’ ”

Cross References

Psalm 116:7

Now I can say to myself and to all, “Relax and rest, be confident and serene, for the Lord rewards fully those who simply trust in him.”

Isaiah 2:5

O house of Jacob, come let us walk in the wonderful light of Yahweh!

Isaiah 28:12

For he has said to them, “This is your rest, so let the weary rest; this is your comfort”—but they would not listen.

Isaiah 30:21

When you turn to the right or turn to the left, you will hear his voice behind you to guide you, saying, “This is the right path; follow it.”

Isaiah 46:9

Remember the miracles of long ago. Acknowledge that I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is none like me.

Isaiah 57:2

and the godly ones enter into peace, resting serenely upon their death beds.

Isaiah 8:20

You are to answer them: “Listen to the teaching and instruction of the Lord! If their speech does not line up with his word, they will have no light of dawn!

Jeremiah 12:16

They once taught my people to worship Baal, but if they acknowledge me as the only true God, and if they learn from my people how to worship me, then I will establish them and prosper them alongside my people.

Jeremiah 18:12

“But they will answer: ‘It’s too late! We’ll live as we choose and be just as stubborn and evil as we want to be.’ ”

Jeremiah 18:15

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.

Jeremiah 2:25

Israel, don’t chase after other gods until you wear out your sandals and your throats are parched with thirst. Yet, you still say, ‘It’s hopeless; I can’t stop chasing them. I desperately love these foreign gods.’ ”

Jeremiah 22:21

I warned you in your prosperous times, but you said, ‘I don’t want to hear it.’ You have treated me like that ever since your youth, refusing to listen to me.

Jeremiah 31:21

“Set up your signposts and road markers to find your way home. Take note of the pathway, and remember the road by which you went. Come home, my beloved Israel; return to your own cities.

Jeremiah 42:3

Pray that Yahweh your God may show us where to go and what we must do.”

Jeremiah 44:16

“You claim to speak to us on behalf of Yahweh, but we refuse to listen to you whatsoever!

Jeremiah 50:5

They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward her, saying to one another, ‘Come, let us bind our hearts to Yahweh in an eternal covenant, which we will never break.’

Jeremiah 7:23

Rather, I commanded them: “Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Live your lives according to what I command you that all may go well with you.”

Jeremiah 7:24

But they did not listen or obey. They followed their own stubborn plans of their evil hearts. They disrespected me and went backward, not forward.

Jeremiah 7:3

Here’s what the God of Israel, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, says: Change your ways and start living right, and I will let you dwell in this land.

Luke 16:29

“Abraham replied, ‘They’ve already had plenty of warning. They have the teachings of Moses and the revelation of the prophets; let them hear them.’

John 12:35

Jesus replied, “You will have the light shining with you for only a little while longer. While you still have me, walk in the light, so that the darkness doesn’t overtake you. For when you walk in the dark you have no idea where you’re going.

John 13:17

So now put into practice what I have done for you, and you will experience a life of happiness enriched with untold blessings!”

John 5:39

“You are busy analyzing the Scriptures, poring over them hoping to gain eternal life. Everything you read points to me,

Acts 17:11

They found that the Jews of Berea were of more noble character and much more open minded than those of Thessalonica. They were hungry to learn and eagerly received the word. Every day they opened the scrolls of Scripture to search and examine them, to verify that what Paul taught them was true.

Romans 4:12

Yes, Abraham is obviously the true father of faith for the Jewish people who are not only circumcised but who walk in the way of faith that our father Abraham displayed before his circumcision.

Colossians 2:6

In the same way you received Jesus our Lord and Messiah by faith, continue your journey of faith, progressing further into your union with him!

Hebrews 11:2

This testimony of faith is what previous generations were commended for.

Hebrews 6:12

So don’t allow your hearts to grow dull or lose your enthusiasm, but follow the example of those who fully received what God has promised because of their strong faith and patient endurance.

Judges 2:17

Rather than listen to their deliverers, they prostituted themselves to other gods and bowed down to worship them. This new generation quickly turned from the good path and refused to be like their ancestors who actually listened to Yahweh’s commands.