Jeremiah 5:19 Cross References

Jeremiah 5:19

19: "And when your people ask, `Why is the LORD our God doing this to us?' you must reply, `You rejected him and gave yourselves to foreign gods in your own land. Now you will serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.'

1 Kings 9:8

  1. And though this Temple is impressive now, it will become an appalling sight for all who pass by. They will scoff and ask, `Why did the LORD do such terrible things to his land and to his Temple?'
  2. And the answer will be, `Because his people forgot the LORD their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead. That is why the LORD has brought all these disasters upon them.'"

Deuteronomy 28:47

  1. Because you have not served the LORD your God with joy and enthusiasm for the abundant benefits you have received,
  2. you will serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. They will oppress you harshly until you are destroyed.

Jeremiah 22:8

  1. People from many nations will pass by the ruins of this city and say to one another, `Why did the LORD destroy such a great city?'
  2. And the answer will be, `Because they violated their covenant with the LORD their God by worshiping other gods.'"

Jeremiah 13:22

  1. You may ask yourself, "Why is all this happening to me?" It is because of your many sins! That is why you have been raped and destroyed by invading armies.

Jeremiah 16:10

  1. "When you tell the people all these things, they will ask, `Why has the LORD decreed such terrible things against us? What have we done to deserve such treatment? What is our sin against the LORD our God?'
  2. Tell them that this is the LORD's reply: It is because your ancestors were unfaithful to me. They worshiped other gods and served them. They abandoned me. They did not keep my law.

Deuteronomy 29:24

  1. The surrounding nations will ask, `Why has the LORD done this to his land? Why was he so angry?'
  2. "And they will be told, `This happened because the people of the land broke the covenant they made with the LORD, the God of their ancestors, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
  3. They turned to serve and worship other gods that were foreign to them, gods that the LORD had not designated for them.
  4. That is why the LORD's anger burned against this land, bringing down on it all the curses recorded in this book.
  5. In great anger and fury the LORD uprooted his people from their land and exiled them to another land, where they still live today!'

Jeremiah 16:13

  1. So I will throw you out of this land and send you into a foreign land where you and your ancestors have never been. There you can worship idols all you like--and I will grant you no favors!

Jeremiah 2:13

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

2 Chronicles 7:21

  1. And though this Temple is impressive now, it will become an appalling sight to all who pass by. They will ask, `Why has the LORD done such terrible things to his land and to his Temple?'
  2. And the answer will be, `Because his people abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead. That is why he brought all these disasters upon them.'"

Jeremiah 2:35

  1. And yet you say, `I haven't done anything wrong. Surely he isn't angry with me!' Now I will punish you severely because you claim you have not sinned.

Lamentations 5:8

  1. Slaves have now become our masters; there is no one left to rescue us.

Deuteronomy 4:25

  1. "In the future, when you have children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time, do not corrupt yourselves by making idols of any kind. This is evil in the sight of the LORD your God and will arouse his anger.
  2. "Today I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you. If you disobey me, you will quickly disappear from the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. You will live there only a short time; then you will be utterly destroyed.
  3. For the LORD will scatter you among the nations, where only a few of you will survive.
  4. There, in a foreign land, you will worship idols made from wood and stone, gods that neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
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