Jeremiah 9:13

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“And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice.”

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BSBPD

“And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Jehovah saith: Because of their forsaking My law that I set before them, And they have not hearkened to My voice nor walked in it,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 9:13 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 31:16And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.
  2. 2 Chronicles 7:19But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
  3. Ezra 9:10And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments
  4. Psalms 89:30If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
  5. Psalms 119:53Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
  6. Proverbs 28:4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
  7. Jeremiah 7:26Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.
  8. Jeremiah 13:10These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.
  9. Jeremiah 22:9Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”
  10. Zephaniah 3:1Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!

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