Jeremiah 2:35

you claim, “I am innocent.
His anger is sure to turn away from me.”
But I will certainly judge you
because you have said, “I have not sinned.”

Proverbs 28:13

The one who conceals his sins
will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.

Job 33:9

“I am pure, without transgression;
I am clean and have no guilt.

Isaiah 58:3

“Why have we fasted, but You have not seen?
We have denied ourselves, but You haven’t noticed!”
“Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast,
and oppress all your workers.

Jeremiah 2:9

Therefore, I will bring a case against you again.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will bring a case against your children’s children.

Jeremiah 2:23

How can you protest, “I am not defiled;
I have not followed the Baals”?
Look at your behavior in the valley;
acknowledge what you have done.
You are a swift young camel
twisting and turning on her way,

Jeremiah 2:29

Why do you bring a case against Me?
All of you have rebelled against Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Jeremiah 25:31

The tumult reaches to the ends of the earth
because the Lord brings a case against the nations.
He enters into judgment with all flesh.
As for the wicked, He hands them over to the sword—
this is the Lord’s declaration.

Romans 7:9

Once I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life

1 John 1:8-10

If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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Summary

Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.

General references

Bible References

Because

Jeremiah 2:23
How can you protest, “I am not defiled;
I have not followed the Baals”?
Look at your behavior in the valley;
acknowledge what you have done.
You are a swift young camel
twisting and turning on her way,
Job 33:9
“I am pure, without transgression;
I am clean and have no guilt.
Proverbs 28:13
The one who conceals his sins
will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.
Isaiah 58:3
“Why have we fasted, but You have not seen?
We have denied ourselves, but You haven’t noticed!”
“Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast,
and oppress all your workers.
Romans 7:9
Once I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life

I will

Jeremiah 2:9
Therefore, I will bring a case against you again.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will bring a case against your children’s children.
1 John 1:8
If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

General references

Job 9:29
Since I will be found guilty,
why should I labor in vain?

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