Jeremiah 2:5 Cross References

Jeremiah 2:5

5: This is what the LORD says: "What sin did your ancestors find in me that led them to stray so far? They worshiped foolish idols, only to become foolish themselves.

2 Kings 17:15

  1. They rejected his laws and the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and they despised all his warnings. They worshiped worthless idols and became worthless themselves. They followed the example of the nations around them, disobeying the LORD's command not to imitate them.

Romans 1:21

  1. Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. The result was that their minds became dark and confused.

Jonah 2:8

  1. Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God's mercies.

Psalms 115:8

  1. And those who make them are just like them, as are all who trust in them.

Isaiah 44:9

  1. How foolish are those who manufacture idols to be their gods. These highly valued objects are really worthless. They themselves are witnesses that this is so, for their idols neither see nor know. No wonder those who worship them are put to shame.

Jeremiah 10:14

  1. Compared to him, all people are foolish and have no knowledge at all! They make idols, but the idols will disgrace their makers, for they are frauds. They have no life or power in them.
  2. Idols are worthless; they are lies! The time is coming when they will all be destroyed.

1 Samuel 12:21

  1. Don't go back to worshiping worthless idols that cannot help or rescue you--they really are useless!

Deuteronomy 32:21

  1. They have roused my jealousy by worshiping non-gods; they have provoked my fury with useless idols. Now I will rouse their jealousy by blessing other nations; I will provoke their fury by blessing the foolish Gentiles.

Jeremiah 51:17

  1. Compared to him, all people are foolish and have no knowledge at all! They make idols, but the idols will disgrace their makers, for they are frauds. They have no life or power in them.
  2. Idols are worthless; they are lies! The time is coming when they will all be destroyed.

Micah 6:2

  1. "And now, O mountains, listen to the LORD's complaint! He has a case against his people Israel! He will prosecute them to the full extent of the law.
  2. O my people, what have I done to make you turn from me? Tell me why your patience is exhausted! Answer me!

Isaiah 5:3

  1. "Now, you people of Jerusalem and Judah, you have heard the case; you be the judges.
  2. What more could I have done to cultivate a rich harvest? Why did my vineyard give me wild grapes when I expected sweet ones?

Jeremiah 14:22

  1. Can any of the foreign gods send us rain? Does it fall from the sky by itself? No, it comes from you, the LORD our God! Only you can do such things. So we will wait for you to help us.

Acts 14:15

  1. "Friends, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings like yourselves! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.

Jeremiah 2:31

  1. "O my people, listen to the words of the LORD! Have I been like a desert to Israel? Have I been to them a land of darkness? Why then do my people say, `At last we are free from God! We won't have anything to do with him anymore!'

Jeremiah 12:2

  1. You have planted them, and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, but in their hearts they give you no credit at all.

Isaiah 43:22

  1. "But, my dear people, you refuse to ask for my help. You have grown tired of me!
  2. You have not brought me lambs for burnt offerings. You have not honored me with sacrifices, though I have not burdened and wearied you with my requests for grain offerings and incense.

Isaiah 29:13

  1. And so the Lord says, "These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away. And their worship of me amounts to nothing more than human laws learned by rote.

Matthew 15:8

  1. 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away.

Jeremiah 10:8

  1. The wisest of people who worship idols are stupid and foolish. The things they worship are made of wood!

Ezekiel 11:15

  1. "Son of man, the people still left in Jerusalem are talking about their relatives in exile, saying, `They are far away from the LORD, so now he has given their land to us!'
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