Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return. Cross References Jeremiah 5:3 O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. Jeremiah 5:6 Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous. Jeremiah 5:27 Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. Jeremiah 7:24 Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. Jeremiah 9:6 You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me," declares the LORD. Jeremiah 14:7 Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You. Daniel 9:11 All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You. Hosea 11:7 My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them. Zechariah 7:11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. Treasury of Scripture Why then is this people of Jerusalem slid back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. slidden. Jeremiah 2:32 Jeremiah 3:11-14 Jeremiah 7:24-26 they hold. Jeremiah 9:6 Proverbs 4:13 Isaiah 30:10 they refuse. Jeremiah 5:3 Isaiah 1:20 Zechariah 7:11 |
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