Jeremiah 2:27
2:27 They say to a wooden idol, ‘You are my father.’
They say to a stone image, ‘You gave birth to me.’
Yes, they have turned away from me instead of turning to me.
Yet when they are in trouble, they say, ‘Come and save us!’
Jeremiah 3:1
3:1 “If a man divorces his wife
and she leaves him and becomes another man’s wife,
he may not take her back again.
Doing that would utterly defile the land.
But you, Israel, have given yourself as a prostitute to many gods.
So what makes you think you can return to me?”
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 7:8
7:8 “‘But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.
Jeremiah 36:31
36:31 I will punish him and his descendants and the officials who serve him for the wicked things they have done.
I will bring on them, the citizens of Jerusalem,
and the people of Judah all the disaster that I threatened to do to them. I will punish them because I threatened them but they still paid no heed.”’”
Jeremiah 38:6
38:6 So the officials
took Jeremiah and put him in the cistern
of Malkijah, one of the royal princes,
that was in the courtyard of the guardhouse. There was no water in the cistern, only mud. So when they lowered Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes he sank in the mud.
Jeremiah 40:10
40:10 I for my part will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians
whenever they come to us. You for your part go ahead and harvest the wine, the dates, the figs,
and the olive oil, and store them in jars. Go ahead and settle down in the towns that you have taken over.”
Jeremiah 46:27
A Promise of Hope for Israel
46:27 “You descendants of Jacob, my servants, do not be afraid;
do not be terrified, people of Israel.
For I will rescue you and your descendants
from the faraway lands where you are captives.
The descendants of Jacob will return to their land and enjoy peace.
They will be secure and no one will terrify them.