Jeremiah 2:11

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Hath a nation changed gods? (And they `are' no gods!) And My people hath changed its honour For that which doth not profit.

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  • Isa 37:19 : 19 so as to put their gods into fire -- for they `are' no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone -- and they destroy them.
  • Jer 16:20 : 20 Doth man make for himself gods, And they -- no gods?
  • Ps 106:20 : 20 And change their Honour Into the form of an ox eating herbs.
  • Rom 1:23 : 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of fowls, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.
  • Mic 4:5 : 5 For all the peoples do walk, Each in the name of its god -- and we, We do walk in the name of Jehovah our God, To the age and for ever.
  • Jer 2:5 : 5 Thus said Jehovah: What -- have your fathers found in Me perversity, That they have gone far off from Me, And go after the vanity, and become vain,
  • Jer 2:8 : 8 The priests have not said, `Where `is' Jehovah?' And those handling the law have not known Me. And the shepherds transgressed against Me, And the prophets have prophesied by Baal, And after those who profit not have gone.
  • Ps 115:4 : 4 Their idols `are' silver and gold, work of man's hands,
  • Deut 33:29 : 29 O thy happiness, O Israel! who is like thee? A people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And He who `is' the sword of thine excellency: And thine enemies are subdued for thee, And thou on their high places dost tread.'
  • Ps 3:3 : 3 And Thou, O Jehovah, `art' a shield for me, My honour, and lifter up of my head.
  • 1 Cor 8:4 : 4 Concerning the eating then of the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that an idol `is' nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one;
  • 1 Pet 1:18 : 18 having known that, not with corruptible things -- silver or gold -- were ye redeemed from your foolish behaviour delivered by fathers,

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  • Jer 2:31-32
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    31O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah: A wilderness have I been to Israel? A land of thick darkness? Wherefore have My people said, `We mourned, We come not in again unto Thee.'

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    7According to their abundance so they sinned against Me, Their honour into shame I change.

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    6And those removing from after Jehovah, And who have not sought Jehovah, nor besought Him.

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    9`Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make to you priests like the peoples of the lands? every one who hath come to fill his hand with a bullock, a son of the herd, and seven rams, even he hath been a priest to No-gods!

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