Jeremiah 4:1
4:1 “If you, Israel, want to come back,” says the Lord,
“if you want to come back to me
you must get those disgusting idols out of my sight
and must no longer go astray.
Jeremiah 7:4
7:4 Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says,
“We are safe!
The temple of the
Lord is here! The temple of the
Lord is here! The temple of the
Lord is here!”
Jeremiah 8:4
Willful Disregard of God Will Lead to Destruction
8:4 The Lord said to me,
“Tell them, ‘The Lord says,
Do people not get back up when they fall down?
Do they not turn around when they go the wrong way?
Jeremiah 10:3
10:3 For the religion of these people is worthless.
They cut down a tree in the forest,
and a craftsman makes it into an idol with his tools.
Jeremiah 17:22
17:22 Do not carry any loads out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day.
But observe the Sabbath day as a day set apart to the
Lord, as I commanded your ancestors.
Jeremiah 23:25
23:25 The Lord says, “I have heard what those prophets who are prophesying lies in my name are saying. They are saying, ‘I have had a dream! I have had a dream!’
Jeremiah 23:27
23:27 How long will they go on plotting
to make my people forget who I am
through the dreams they tell one another? That is just as bad as what their ancestors
did when they forgot who I am by worshiping the god Baal.
Jeremiah 31:22
31:22 How long will you vacillate,
you who were once like an unfaithful daughter?
For I, the Lord, promise to bring about something new on the earth,
something as unique as a woman protecting a man!’”
Jeremiah 50:38
50:38 A drought will come upon her land;
her rivers and canals will be dried up.
All of this will happen because her land is filled with idols.
Her people act like madmen because of those idols they fear.
Jeremiah 51:3
51:3 Do not give her archers time to string their bows
or to put on their coats of armor.
Do not spare any of her young men.
Completely destroy her whole army.