Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
General references
Bible References
What
Jeremiah 2:31 “O generation, heed the word of the Lord.
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
Or aland of thick darkness?
Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam;
We will no longer come to You’?
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
Or a
Why do My people say, ‘
We will no longer come to You’?
Isaiah 5:3 “And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah,
Judge between Me and My vineyard.
Isaiah 43:22 “Yet you have not called on Me, O Jacob;
But you have becomeweary of Me, O Israel.
But you have become
Micah 6:2 “Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the Lord,
And you enduringfoundations of the earth,
Because theLord has a case against His people;
Even with Israel He will dispute.
And you enduring
Because the
Even with Israel He will dispute.
Are gone
Jeremiah 12:2 You have planted them, they have also taken root;
They grow, they have even produced fruit.
You arenear to their lips
But far from theirmind.
They grow, they have even produced fruit.
You are
But far from their
Isaiah 29:13
Then the Lord said,
“Becausethis people draw near with their words
And honor Me with theirlip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And theirreverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote,
“Because
And honor Me with their
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their
Ezekiel 11:15
“Son of man, your brothers, your relatives, your fellow exiles and the whole house of Israel, all of them, are those to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Go far from the Lord; this land has been given us as a possession.’
Matthew 15:8 ‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.
And are
Jeremiah 51:17 All mankind is stupid, devoid of knowledge;
Every goldsmith is put to shame by hisidols,
For his molten images aredeceitful,
And there is no breath in them.
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his
For his molten images are
And there is no breath in them.
Psalm 115:8 Those who make them will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.
Everyone who trusts in them.
Isaiah 44:9
Those who fashion a graven image are all of them futile, and their precious things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame.
Romans 1:21
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
General references
Genesis 4:6
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?