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
To walk
Bible References
My people
Jeremiah 2:13
My people have done two things wrong: (l) They have abandoned me, the fountain (source) of living waters. They have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water. (Revelation 4:11)
Jeremiah 3:21
A voice is heard on the bare hills. It is the crying and the pleading of the people of Israel. They are perverted and have forgotten Jehovah their God.
Jeremiah 13:25
This is your fate, the destiny I have planned for you, proclaims Jehovah. You have forgotten me and trusted in false gods.
Jeremiah 17:13
You will put to shame all that forsake you, O Jehovah, the hope of Israel. Those who turn away on earth will be written down, for they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living water.
Caused
Isaiah 3:12
Children oppress my people! Women rule over them. O My people! Those who guide you lead you astray. They confuse the direction of your paths.
Isaiah 9:16
Those who led this people led them astray. And those who were led by them were left in confusion.
Malachi 2:8
You priests have turned away from the right path. Your teaching has led many to do wrong. You have corrupted the covenant I made with Levi (you).
Matthew 15:6
You say there is no need for him to give honor to his father. You have invalidated the word of God because of your tradition!
Romans 14:21
It is good neither to eat food, nor to drink wine, nor any thing that causes your brother to stumble or be offended and weakened.
The ancient
Jeremiah 6:16
Jehovah says: Stand by the way [of life] and see and ask for the ancient paths. Walk in the good way and you will find rest. But you said: We will not walk in it!
To walk
Jeremiah 19:5
They have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal. This is not something I commanded or spoke of, nor did it ever enter my mind (heart) (conscience).'
Isaiah 57:14
One will say: 'Heap it up! Heap it up! Prepare the way; Take the stumbling block out of the way of my people.'