Jeremiah 7:19
But is it really me they're hurting? declares the Lord. Aren't they really hurting themselves and bringing shame on themselves?
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Deuteronomy 32:16You made the Lord jealous by worshiping foreign gods; you made him angry with such disgusting practices.
Ezra 9:7From the time of our forefathers to now, we have been deeply guilty. Because of our sins, we, our kings, and our priests have been handed over to the kings of the earth, killed and taken prisoner, robbed and humiliated, just like we are today.
Isaiah 1:20But if you are defiant, and if you are rebellious, you'll be killed by the sword. This is what the Lord has declared!
Isaiah 45:16Everyone who makes idols are ashamed and humiliated, all of them are disgraced.
Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will discipline you; your own disobedience will teach you a lesson. Think about it and you'll recognize what a bitter evil it is for you to abandon the Lord your God and not to respect me, declares the Lord God Almighty.
Jeremiah 9:19The sound of weeping comes from Zion, “We're completely devastated! We're totally ashamed, because we've had to abandon our country, because our houses have been demolished.”
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 7:17-21
Punishment Predicted. ( b. c. 606.) 16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee. 17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. 19 Do they provoke me to anger?… Read the whole commentary →