Jeremiah 7:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?”
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“Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Art thou not seeing what they are doing In cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 7:17 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 1:16I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.
- Jeremiah 6:27“I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.
- Jeremiah 32:29And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.
- Jeremiah 32:32because of all the evil the children of Israel and of Judah have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their officials, their priests and prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
- Jeremiah 44:17Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
- Ezekiel 8:6“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
- Ezekiel 14:23They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
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