Zephaniah 1:6
and those who turn their backs on the Lord and do not want the Lord's help or guidance."
Isaiah 1:4
The sinful nation is as good as dead, the people weighed down by evil deeds. They are offspring who do wrong, children who do wicked things. They have abandoned the Lord, and rejected the Holy One of Israel. They are alienated from him.
Jeremiah 2:13
"Do so because my people have committed a double wrong: they have rejected me, the fountain of life-giving water, and they have dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns which cannot even hold water."
Jeremiah 2:17
You have brought all this on yourself, Israel, by deserting the Lord your God when he was leading you along the right path.
Jeremiah 15:6
I, the Lord, say: 'You people have deserted me! You keep turning your back on me.' So I have unleashed my power against you and have begun to destroy you. I have grown tired of feeling sorry for you!"
Hosea 7:7
All of them are blazing like an oven; they devour their rulers. All of their kings fall -- and none of them call on me!
1 Samuel 15:11
"I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from me and has not done what I told him to do." Samuel became angry and he cried out to the Lord all that night.
Psalm 10:4
The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, "God won't hold me accountable; he doesn't care."
Psalm 14:2-3
The Lord looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.
Psalm 36:3
The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.
Psalm 125:5
As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, may the Lord remove them, along with those who behave wickedly! May Israel experience peace!
Isaiah 9:13
The people did not return to the one who struck them, they did not seek reconciliation with the Lord who commands armies.
Isaiah 43:22
"But you did not call for me, O Jacob; you did not long for me, O Israel.
Jeremiah 3:10
In spite of all this, Israel's sister, unfaithful Judah, has not turned back to me with any sincerity; she has only pretended to do so," says the Lord.
Ezekiel 3:20
"When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I set an obstacle before him, he will die. If you have not warned him, he will die for his sin. The righteous deeds he performed will not be considered, but I will hold you accountable for his death.
Hosea 4:15-16
Although you, O Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty! Do not journey to Gilgal! Do not go up to Beth Aven! Do not swear, "As surely as the Lord lives!"
Hosea 11:7
My people are obsessed with turning away from me; they call to Baal, but he will never exalt them!
Romans 3:11
there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God.
Hebrews 2:3
how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,
Hebrews 10:38-39
But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I take no pleasure in him.
2 Peter 2:18-22
For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.