Jeremiah 2:8 Cross References

Jeremiah 2:8

8: The priests did not ask, `Where is the LORD?' The judges ignored me, the rulers turned against me, and the prophets spoke in the name of Baal, wasting their time on nonsense.

Habakkuk 2:18

  1. "What have you gained by worshiping all your man-made idols? How foolish to trust in something made by your own hands! What fools you are to believe such lies!

Jeremiah 5:31

  1. the prophets give false prophecies, and the priests rule with an iron hand. And worse yet, my people like it that way! But what will you do when the end comes?

Jeremiah 10:21

  1. The shepherds of my people have lost their senses. They no longer follow the LORD or ask what he wants of them. Therefore, they fail completely, and their flocks are scattered.

Romans 2:17

  1. If you are a Jew, you are relying on God's law for your special relationship with him. You boast that all is well between yourself and God.
  2. Yes, you know what he wants; you know right from wrong because you have been taught his law.
  3. You are convinced that you are a guide for the blind and a beacon light for people who are lost in darkness without God.
  4. You think you can instruct the ignorant and teach children the ways of God. For you are certain that in God's law you have complete knowledge and truth.
  5. Well then, if you teach others, why don't you teach yourself? You tell others not to steal, but do you steal?

John 16:3

  1. This is because they have never known the Father or me.

2 Corinthians 4:2

  1. We reject all shameful and underhanded methods. We do not try to trick anyone, and we do not distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know that.

Hosea 4:6

  1. My people are being destroyed because they don't know me. It is all your fault, you priests, for you yourselves refuse to know me. Now I refuse to recognize you as my priests. Since you have forgotten the laws of your God, I will forget to bless your children.

Jeremiah 2:6

  1. They did not ask, `Where is the LORD who brought us safely out of Egypt and led us through the barren wilderness--a land of deserts and pits, of drought and death, where no one lives or even travels?'

Isaiah 29:10

  1. For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has closed the eyes of your prophets and visionaries.

Isaiah 56:9

  1. Come, wild animals of the field! Come, wild animals of the forest! Come and devour my people!
  2. For the leaders of my people--the LORD's watchmen, his shepherds--are blind to every danger. They are like silent watchdogs that give no warning when danger comes. They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming.
  3. And they are as greedy as dogs, never satisfied. They are stupid shepherds, all following their own path, all of them intent on personal gain.
  4. "Come," they say. "We will get some wine and have a party. Let's all get drunk. Let this go on and on, and tomorrow will be even better."

Jeremiah 12:10

  1. "Many rulers have ravaged my vineyard, trampling down the vines and turning all its beauty into a barren wilderness.

Jeremiah 7:8

  1. " `Do you think that because the Temple is here you will never suffer? Don't fool yourselves!

Jeremiah 8:8

  1. " `How can you say, "We are wise because we have the law of the LORD," when your teachers have twisted it so badly?
  2. These wise teachers will be shamed by exile for their sin, for they have rejected the word of the LORD. Are they so wise after all?
  3. I will give their wives and their farms to others. From the least to the greatest, they trick others to get what does not belong to them. Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that.
  4. They offer superficial treatments for my people's mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when all is war.

Deuteronomy 33:10

  1. Now let them teach your regulations to Jacob; let them give your instructions to Israel. They will present incense before you and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar.

Jeremiah 23:9

  1. My heart is broken because of the false prophets, and I tremble uncontrollably. I stagger like a drunkard, like someone overcome by wine, because of the holy words the LORD has spoken against them.
  2. For the land is full of adultery, and it lies under a curse. The land itself is in mourning--its pastures are dried up. For the prophets do evil and abuse their power.
  3. "The priests are like the prophets, all ungodly, wicked men. I have seen their despicable acts right here in my own Temple," says the LORD.
  4. "Therefore, their paths will be dark and slippery. They will be chased down dark and treacherous trails, where they will fall. For I will bring disaster upon them when their time of punishment comes. I, the LORD, have spoken!
  5. "I saw that the prophets of Samaria were terribly evil, for they prophesied by Baal and led my people of Israel into sin.

Isaiah 30:5

  1. it will all turn out to your shame. He will not help you even one little bit."

1 Kings 18:29

  1. They raved all afternoon until the time of the evening sacrifice, but still there was no reply, no voice, no answer.

Jeremiah 2:11

  1. Has any nation ever exchanged its gods for another god, even though its gods are nothing? Yet my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols!

Jeremiah 23:1

  1. "I will send disaster upon the leaders of my people--the shepherds of my sheep--for they have destroyed and scattered the very ones they were expected to care for," says the LORD.
  2. This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to these shepherds: "Instead of leading my flock to safety, you have deserted them and driven them to destruction. Now I will pour out judgment on you for the evil you have done to them.

Malachi 2:6

  1. They passed on to the people all the truth they received from me. They did not lie or cheat; they walked with me, living good and righteous lives, and they turned many from lives of sin.
  2. The priests' lips should guard knowledge, and people should go to them for instruction, for the priests are the messengers of the LORD Almighty.
  3. But not you! You have left God's paths. Your `guidance' has caused many to stumble into sin. You have corrupted the covenant I made with the Levites," says the LORD Almighty.
  4. "So I have made you despised and humiliated in the eyes of all the people. For you have not obeyed me but have shown partiality in your interpretation of the law."

John 8:55

  1. but you do not even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But it is true--I know him and obey him.

1 Kings 18:22

  1. Then Elijah said to them, "I am the only prophet of the LORD who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets.

Isaiah 28:7

  1. Now, however, Israel is being led by drunks! The priests and prophets reel and stagger from beer and wine. They make stupid mistakes as they carry out their responsibilities.

1 Kings 18:40

  1. Then Elijah commanded, "Seize all the prophets of Baal. Don't let a single one escape!" So the people seized them all, and Elijah took them down to the Kishon Valley and killed them there.

Jeremiah 4:22

  1. "My people are foolish and do not know me," says the LORD. "They are senseless children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no talent at all for doing right!"

Jeremiah 16:19

  1. LORD, you are my strength and fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations from around the world will come to you and say, "Our ancestors were foolish, for they worshiped worthless idols.

Luke 11:52

  1. "How terrible it will be for you experts in religious law! For you hide the key to knowledge from the people. You don't enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering."

Matthew 16:26

  1. And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process? Is anything worth more than your soul?

1 Samuel 12:21

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

1 Samuel 2:12

  1. Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the LORD
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