Jeremiah 18:15
New Living Translation
15 But my people are not so reliable, for they have deserted me;
they burn incense to worthless idols.
They have stumbled off the ancient highways
and walk in muddy paths.
Jeremiah 6:16
New Living Translation
Judah Rejects the Lord’s Way
16 This is what the Lord says:
“Stop at the crossroads and look around.
Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.
Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.
But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’
Jeremiah 6:16
New International Version
16 This is what the Lord says:
Hosea 11:2
New Living Translation
2 But the more I called to him,
the farther he moved from me,[a]
offering sacrifices to the images of Baal
and burning incense to idols.
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- 11:2 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads the more they called to him, the farther he moved from them.
Hosea 11:2
New International Version
Jeremiah 2:32
New Living Translation
32 Does a young woman forget her jewelry,
or a bride her wedding dress?
Yet for years on end
my people have forgotten me.
Jeremiah 2:32
New International Version
32 Does a young woman forget her jewelry,
a bride her wedding ornaments?
Yet my people have forgotten(A) me,
days without number.
Isaiah 57:14
New Living Translation
God Forgives the Repentant
14 God says, “Rebuild the road!
Clear away the rocks and stones
so my people can return from captivity.”
Isaiah 57:14
New International Version
Comfort for the Contrite
14 And it will be said:
Malachi 2:8
New Living Translation
8 But you priests have left God’s paths. Your instructions have caused many to stumble into sin. You have corrupted the covenant I made with the Levites,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Malachi 2:8
New International Version
8 But you have turned from the way(A) and by your teaching have caused many to stumble;(B) you have violated the covenant(C) with Levi,”(D) says the Lord Almighty.
Jeremiah 2:13
New Living Translation
13 “For my people have done two evil things:
They have abandoned me—
the fountain of living water.
And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns
that can hold no water at all!
Jeremiah 2:13
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Jeremiah 17:13
New Living Translation
13 O Lord, the hope of Israel,
all who turn away from you will be disgraced.
They will be buried in the dust of the earth,
for they have abandoned the Lord, the fountain of living water.
Jeremiah 17:13
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Jeremiah 10:15
New Living Translation
15 Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies!
On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.
Jeremiah 10:15
New International Version
15 They are worthless,(A) the objects of mockery;
when their judgment comes, they will perish.
Isaiah 41:29
New Living Translation
29 See, they are all foolish, worthless things.
All your idols are as empty as the wind.
Isaiah 41:29
New International Version
Matthew 15:6
New Living Translation
6 In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents.[a] And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.
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- 15:6 Greek their father; other manuscripts read their father or their mother.
Matthew 15:6
New International Version
6 they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
Hosea 2:13
New Living Translation
13 I will punish her for all those times
when she burned incense to her images of Baal,
when she put on her earrings and jewels
and went out to look for her lovers
but forgot all about me,”
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 16:19
New Living Translation
Jeremiah’s Prayer of Confidence
19 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 left us a foolish heritage,
for they worshiped worthless idols.
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