Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

The ancient

Bible References

My people

Jeremiah 2:13
For my people did two evils: they forsook me the fountain of living waters, to hew out for them wells, broken wells which will not hold water.
Jeremiah 3:21
A voice was heard upon the naked hills, weepings, supplications of the sons of Israel: for they perverted their way, they forgot Jehovah their God.
Jeremiah 13:25
This thy lot and the portion of thy measure from me, says Jehovah; because thou didst forget me and thou wilt trust in falsehood.
Jeremiah 17:13
The hope of Israel, O Jehovah, all forsaking thee shall be ashamed, turning away from me they shall be written in the earth, for they forsook the fountain of the water of life, Jehovah.

Caused

Isaiah 3:12
My people, their tyrants from children, and women ruled over them. My people, they calling thee happy, causing to err; they destroyed the way of thy paths.
Isaiah 9:16
And there will be those leading this people causing them to wander; and those being led being swallowed up.
Malachi 2:8
And ye departed out of the way; ye made many weak by the law; ye corrupted the covenant of Levi, said Jehovah of armies.
Matthew 15:6
And should not honour his father or his mother. And ye have annulled the command of God by your tradition.
Romans 14:21
Good not to eat flesh, nor drink wine, nor in what thy brother stumbles, or is offended, or is weak.

The ancient

Jeremiah 6:16
Thus said Jehovah, Stand ye upon the ways, and see, and ask for the beaten paths of old, where this the good way, and go ye in it, and find rest to your soul. And they will say, We will not go.

To walk

Jeremiah 19:5
And they built the heights of Baal to burn their sons with fire, burnt-offerings to Baal, which I commanded not, and I spake not, and it came not up upon my heart.
Isaiah 57:14
And he shall say, Lift ye up, lift ye up; clear the way, take up the stumbling block out of the way of my people.