Jeremiah 6:16 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Thus says the Lord: "Stand above the ways, and see and ask, about the ancient paths, as to which is the good way, and then walk in it. And you will find refreshment for your souls. But they said: 'We will not walk.'

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Thus says the Lord: Stand by the roads and look; and ask for the eternal paths, where the good, old way is; then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in it! [Matt. 11:29.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ The LORD proclaims: Stop at the crossroads and look around; ask for the ancient paths. Where is the good way? Then walk in it and find a resting place for yourselves. But you said, “We won’t go!”

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ Thus saith the Lord: Stand ye on the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, which is the good way, and walk ye in it: and you shall find refreshment for your souls. And they said: We will not walk.

Jeremiah 6:16 Marejeleo ya Msalaba

1 Kings 8:36

hear them from heaven, and forgive the sins of your servants and of your people Israel. And reveal to them the good way, along which they should walk, and grant rain upon your land, which you have given to your people as a possession.

2 Chronicles 19:11

But Amariah, a priest and your high priest, shall preside over those things which pertain to God. Then Zebadiah, the son of Ishmael, who is a ruler in the house of Judah, shall be over those works that pertain to the office of the king. And you have before you the Levites as teachers. Be strengthened and act diligently, and the Lord will be with you for what is good."

Isaiah 2:5

O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.

Isaiah 28:12

He said to them: "This is my rest. Refresh the weary," and, "This is my refreshment." And yet they were unwilling to listen.

Isaiah 30:21

And your ears will listen to the word of one admonishing you behind your back: "This is the way! Walk in it! And do not turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left."

Isaiah 46:9

Remember the past ages. For I am God, and there is no other god. There is no one like me.

Isaiah 57:2

Let peace arrive. Let he who has walked in his righteousness find rest on his bed.

Isaiah 8:20

And this is, moreover, for the sake of the law and the testimony. But if they do not speak according to this Word, then he will not have the morning light.

Jeremiah 12:16

And this shall be: if they are taught and they learn the ways of my people, so that they swear by my name, 'As the Lord lives,' just as they had taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be built up in the midst of my people.

Jeremiah 18:12

And they said: "We have lost hope. And so we will follow our own thoughts, and each of us will act according to the depravity of his own evil heart."

Jeremiah 18:15

Yet my people have forgotten me, offering useless libations, and stumbling in their ways, in the paths of the world, so that they walk by these on an unmarked route.

Jeremiah 2:25

You should keep your foot from being naked, and your throat from being thirsty. But you have said: 'I have lost hope. I will not do it. For certainly, I have loved strangers, and I will walk after them.'

Jeremiah 22:21

I spoke to you in your abundance, and you said, 'I will not listen.' This has been your way from your youth, for you have not listened to my voice.

Jeremiah 31:21

Establish a watchtower for yourself. Place yourself in bitterness. Direct your heart into the upright way, in which you used to walk. Return, return, O virgin of Israel, to these your cities!

Jeremiah 42:3

And so, may the Lord your God announce to us the way that we must travel, and the word that we must accomplish."

Jeremiah 44:16

"Concerning the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not heed you.

Jeremiah 50:5

They will ask the way to Zion; their faces will be set toward this place. They will arrive and will be joined to the Lord by an everlasting covenant, which nothing will wipe away into oblivion.

Jeremiah 7:23

But on this matter I did instruct them, saying: Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. And walk in the entire way that I have commanded you, so that it may be well with you.

Jeremiah 7:24

But they did not listen, nor did they incline their ear. Instead, they walked by their own will and in the depravity of their own wicked heart. And so, they went backward, and not forward,

Jeremiah 7:3

Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Make your ways and your intentions good, and I will live with you in this place.

Malachi 4:4

Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded him on Horeb for all Israel, the precepts and the judgments.

Luke 16:29

And Abraham said to him: 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.'

John 12:35

Therefore, Jesus said to them: "For a brief time, the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. But whoever walks in darkness does not know where is he going.

John 13:17

If you understand this, you shall be blessed if you will do it.

John 5:39

Study the Scriptures. For you think that in them you have eternal life. And yet they also offer testimony about me.

Acts 17:11

But these were more noble than those who were at Thessalonica. They received the Word with all enthusiasm, daily examining the Scriptures to see if these things were so.

Romans 4:12

and he might be the father of circumcision, not only for those who are of circumcision, but even for those who follow the footsteps of that faith which is in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

Deuteronomy 32:7

Remember the days of antiquity. Consider each generation. Question your father, and he will declare it to you. Question your elders, and they will tell it to you.

Colossians 2:6

Therefore, just as you have received the Lord Jesus Christ, walk in him.

Hebrews 11:2

For this reason, the ancients were given testimony.

Hebrews 6:12

so that you may not be slow to act, but instead may be imitators of those who, through faith and patience, shall inherit the promises.

Judges 2:17

Fornicating with foreign gods and adoring them, they quickly deserted the way along which their fathers had advanced. And having heard the commandments of the Lord, they did all things to the contrary.