Bible Cross References
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Jeremiah 2:31
People of Israel, listen to what I am saying. Have I been like a desert to you, like a dark and dangerous land? Why, then, do you say that you will do as you please, that you will never come back to me?
Jeremiah 2:32
Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? But my people have forgotten me for more days than can be counted.
Jeremiah 4:22
The LORD says, "My people are stupid; they don't know me. They are like foolish children; they have no understanding. They are experts at doing what is evil, but failures at doing what is good."
Jeremiah 5:26
"Evildoers live among my people; they lie in wait like those who lay nets to catch birds, but they have set their traps to catch people.
Jeremiah 5:31
prophets speak nothing but lies; priests rule as the prophets command, and my people offer no objections. But what will they do when it all comes to an end?"
Psalm 81:11-13
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"But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not obey me.
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So I let them go their stubborn ways and do whatever they wanted.
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How I wish my people would listen to me; how I wish they would obey me!
Isaiah 1:3
Cattle know who owns them, and donkeys know where their master feeds them. But that is more than my people Israel know. They don't understand at all."
Isaiah 5:13
and so you will be carried away as prisoners. Your leaders will starve to death, and the common people will die of thirst.
Isaiah 63:8
The LORD said, "They are my people; they will not deceive me." And so he saved them
Micah 2:8
The LORD replies, "You attack my people like enemies. Men return from battle, thinking they are safe at home, but there you are, waiting to steal the coats off their backs.
Micah 6:3
The LORD says, "My people, what have I done to you? How have I been a burden to you? Answer me.
forsaken
Jeremiah 2:17
Israel, you brought this on yourself ! You deserted me, the LORD your God, while I was leading you along the way.
Jeremiah 1:16
I will punish my people because they have sinned; they have abandoned me, have offered sacrifices to other gods, and have made idols and worshiped them.
Jeremiah 15:6
You people have rejected me; you have turned your backs on me. So I reached out and crushed you because I was tired of controlling my anger.
Judges 10:13
But you still left me and worshiped other gods, so I am not going to rescue you again.
1 Samuel 12:10
Then they cried to the LORD for help and said, 'We have sinned, because we turned away from you, LORD, and worshiped the idols of Baal and Astarte. Rescue us from our enemies, and we will worship you!'
the fountain
Jeremiah 17:13
LORD, you are Israel's hope; all who abandon you will be put to shame. They will disappear like names written in the dust, because they have abandoned you, the LORD, the spring of fresh water.
Jeremiah 18:14
Are Lebanon's rocky heights ever without snow? Do its cool mountain streams ever run dry?
Psalm 36:9
You are the source of all life, and because of your light we see the light.
John 4:14
but those who drink the water that I will give them will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give them will become in them a spring which will provide them with life-giving water and give them eternal life."
John 7:37
On the last and most important day of the festival Jesus stood up and said in a loud voice, "Whoever is thirsty should come to me, and
Revelation 21:6
And he said, "It is done! I am the first and the last, the beginning and the end. To anyone who is thirsty I will give the right to drink from the spring of the water of life without paying for it.
Revelation 22:1
The angel also showed me the river of the water of life, sparkling like crystal, and coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come!" Everyone who hears this must also say, "Come!" Come, whoever is thirsty; accept the water of life as a gift, whoever wants it.
broken cisterns
Jeremiah 2:11
No other nation has ever changed its gods, even though they were not real. But my people have exchanged me, the God who has brought them honor, for gods that can do nothing for them.
Jeremiah 2:26
The LORD says, "Just as a thief is disgraced when caught, so all you people of Israel will be disgraced---your kings and officials, your priests and prophets.
Psalm 115:4-8
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Their gods are made of silver and gold, formed by human hands.
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They have mouths, but cannot speak, and eyes, but cannot see.
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They have ears, but cannot hear, and noses, but cannot smell.
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They have hands, but cannot feel, and feet, but cannot walk; they cannot make a sound.
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May all who made them and who trust in them become like the idols they have made.
Psalm 146:3
Don't put your trust in human leaders; no human being can save you.
Psalm 146:4
When they die, they return to the dust; on that day all their plans come to an end.
Ecclesiastes 1:2
It is useless, useless, said the Philosopher. Life is useless, all useless.
Ecclesiastes 1:14
I have seen everything done in this world, and I tell you, it is all useless. It is like chasing the wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:11
Then I thought about all that I had done and how hard I had worked doing it, and I realized that it didn't mean a thing. It was like chasing the wind---of no use at all.
Ecclesiastes 2:21
You work for something with all your wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and then you have to leave it all to someone who hasn't had to work for it. It is useless, and it isn't right!
Ecclesiastes 2:26
God gives wisdom, knowledge, and happiness to those who please him, but he makes sinners work, earning and saving, so that what they get can be given to those who please him. It is all useless. It is like chasing the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:4
I have also learned why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy the things their neighbors have. But it is useless. It is like chasing the wind.
Ecclesiastes 12:8
Useless, useless, said the Philosopher. It is all useless.
Isaiah 44:9-20
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All those who make idols are worthless, and the gods they prize so highly are useless. Those who worship these gods are blind and ignorant---and they will be disgraced.
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It does no good to make a metal image to worship as a god!
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Everyone who worships it will be humiliated. The people who make idols are human beings and nothing more. Let them come and stand trial---they will be terrified and will suffer disgrace.
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The metalworker takes a piece of metal and works with it over a fire. His strong arm swings a hammer to pound the metal into shape. As he works, he gets hungry, thirsty, and tired.
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The carpenter measures the wood. He outlines a figure with chalk, carves it out with his tools, and makes it in the form of a man, a handsome human figure, to be placed in his house.
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He might cut down cedars to use, or choose oak or cypress wood from the forest. Or he might plant a laurel tree and wait for the rain to make it grow.
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A person uses part of a tree for fuel and part of it for making an idol. With one part he builds a fire to warm himself and bake bread; with the other part he makes a god and worships it.
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With some of the wood he makes a fire; he roasts meat, eats it, and is satisfied. He warms himself and says, "How nice and warm! What a beautiful fire!"
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The rest of the wood he makes into an idol, and then he bows down and worships it. He prays to it and says, "You are my god---save me!"
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Such people are too stupid to know what they are doing. They close their eyes and their minds to the truth.
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The maker of idols hasn't the wit or the sense to say, "Some of the wood I burned up. I baked some bread on the coals, and I roasted meat and ate it. And the rest of the wood I made into an idol. Here I am bowing down to a block of wood!"
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It makes as much sense as eating ashes. His foolish ideas have so misled him that he is beyond help. He won't admit to himself that the idol he holds in his hand is not a god at all.
Isaiah 46:6
People open their purses and pour out gold; they weigh out silver on the scales. They hire a goldsmith to make a god; then they bow down and worship it.
Isaiah 46:7
They lift it to their shoulders and carry it; they put it in place, and there it stands, unable to move from where it is. If any pray to it, it cannot answer or save them from disaster.
Isaiah 55:2
Why spend money on what does not satisfy? Why spend your wages and still be hungry? Listen to me and do what I say, and you will enjoy the best food of all.
2 Peter 2:17
These people are like dried-up springs, like clouds blown along by a storm; God has reserved a place for them in the deepest darkness.