Verse 5

Why then is this people{H5971} of Jerusalem{H3389} slidden back{H7725}{(H8790)} by a perpetual{H5329}{(H8737)} backsliding{H4878}? they hold{H2388}{(H8689)} fast deceit{H8649}, they refuse{H3985}{(H8765)} to return{H7725}{(H8800)}.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 9:6 : 6 Thine habitation{H3427}{(H8800)} is in the midst{H8432} of deceit{H4820}; through deceit{H4820} they refuse{H3985}{(H8765)} to know{H3045}{(H8800)} me, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Zech 7:11 : 11 But they refused{H3985}{(H8762)} to hearken{H7181}{(H8687)}, and pulled away{H5414}{(H8799)}{H5637}{(H8802)} the shoulder{H3802}, and stopped{H3513}{(H8689)} their ears{H241}, that they should not hear{H8085}{(H8800)}.
  • Hos 11:7 : 7 And my people{H5971} are bent{H8511}{(H8803)} to backsliding{H4878} from me: though they called{H7121}{(H8799)} them to the most High{H5920}, none at all{H3162} would exalt{H7311}{(H8787)} him.
  • 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 Even him, whose{G3739} coming{G3952} is{G2076}{(G5748)} after{G2596} the working{G1753} of Satan{G4567} with{G1722} all{G3956} power{G1411} and{G2532} signs{G4592} and{G2532} lying{G5579} wonders{G5059}, 10 And{G2532} with{G1722} all{G3956} deceivableness{G539} of unrighteousness{G93} in{G1722} them that perish{G622}{(G5730)}; because{G473}{G3739} they received{G1209}{(G5662)} not{G3756} the love{G26} of the truth{G225}, that{G1519} they{G846} might be saved{G4982}{(G5683)}. 11 And{G2532} for this{G5124} cause{G1223} God{G2316} shall send{G3992}{(G5692)} them{G846} strong{G1753} delusion{G4106}, that{G1519} they{G846} should believe{G4100}{(G5658)} a lie{G5579}: 12 That{G2443} they all{G3956} might be damned{G2919}{(G5686)} who{G3588} believed{G4100}{(G5660)} not{G3361} the truth{G225}, but{G235} had pleasure{G2106}{(G5660)} in{G1722} unrighteousness{G93}.
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 See{G991}{(G5720)} that ye refuse{G3868}{(G5667)} not{G3361} him that speaketh{G2980}{(G5723)}. For{G1063} if{G1487} they{G1565} escaped{G5343}{(G5627)} not{G3756} who refused him{G3868}{(G5666)} that spake{G5537}{(G5723)} on{G1909} earth{G1093}, much{G4183} more{G3123} shall not we{G2249} escape, if we turn away from him{G654}{(G5734)} that speaketh from{G575} heaven{G3772}:
  • Jer 5:3 : 3 O LORD{H3068}, are not thine eyes{H5869} upon the truth{H530}? thou hast stricken{H5221}{(H8689)} them, but they have not grieved{H2342}{(H8804)}; thou hast consumed{H3615}{(H8765)} them, but they have refused{H3985}{(H8765)} to receive{H3947}{(H8800)} correction{H4148}: they have made their faces{H6440} harder{H2388}{(H8765)} than a rock{H5553}; they have refused{H3985}{(H8765)} to return{H7725}{(H8800)}.
  • Jer 5:27 : 27 As a cage{H3619} is full{H4392} of birds{H5775}, so are their houses{H1004} full{H4392} of deceit{H4820}: therefore they are become great{H1431}{(H8804)}, and waxen rich{H6238}{(H8686)}.
  • Isa 1:20 : 20 But if ye refuse{H3985}{(H8762)} and rebel{H4784}{(H8804)}, ye shall be devoured{H398}{(H8792)} with the sword{H2719}: for the mouth{H6310} of the LORD{H3068} hath spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} it.
  • Isa 30:10 : 10 Which say{H559}{(H8804)} to the seers{H7200}{(H8802)}, See{H7200}{(H8799)} not; and to the prophets{H2374}, Prophesy{H2372}{(H8799)} not unto us right things{H5229}, speak{H1696}{(H8761)} unto us smooth things{H2513}, prophesy{H2372}{(H8798)} deceits{H4123}:
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feedeth{H7462}{(H8802)} on ashes{H665}: a deceived{H2048}{(H8795)} heart{H3820} hath turned him aside{H5186}{(H8689)}, that he cannot deliver{H5337}{(H8686)} his soul{H5315}, nor say{H559}{(H8799)}, Is there not a lie{H8267} in my right hand{H3225}?
  • Jer 2:32 : 32 Can a maid{H1330} forget{H7911}{(H8799)} her ornaments{H5716}, or a bride{H3618} her attire{H7196}? yet my people{H5971} have forgotten{H7911}{(H8804)} me days{H3117} without number{H4557}.
  • Jer 3:11-14 : 11 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, The backsliding{H4878} Israel{H3478} hath justified{H6663}{(H8765)} herself{H5315} more than treacherous{H898}{(H8802)} Judah{H3063}. 12 Go{H1980}{(H8800)} and proclaim{H7121}{(H8804)} these words{H1697} toward the north{H6828}, and say{H559}{(H8804)}, Return{H7725}{(H8798)}, thou backsliding{H4878} Israel{H3478}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}; and I will not cause mine anger{H6440} to fall{H5307}{(H8686)} upon you: for I am merciful{H2623}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, and I will not keep{H5201}{(H8799)} anger for ever{H5769}. 13 Only acknowledge{H3045}{(H8798)} thine iniquity{H5771}, that thou hast transgressed{H6586}{(H8804)} against the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, and hast scattered{H6340}{(H8762)} thy ways{H1870} to the strangers{H2114}{(H8801)} under every green{H7488} tree{H6086}, and ye have not obeyed{H8085}{(H8804)} my voice{H6963}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. 14 Turn{H7725}{(H8798)}, O backsliding{H7726} children{H1121}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}; for I am married{H1166}{(H8804)} unto you: and I will take{H3947}{(H8804)} you one{H259} of a city{H5892}, and two{H8147} of a family{H4940}, and I will bring{H935}{(H8689)} you to Zion{H6726}:
  • Hos 4:16 : 16 For Israel{H3478} slideth back{H5637}{(H8804)} as a backsliding{H5637}{(H8802)} heifer{H6510}: now the LORD{H3068} will feed{H7462}{(H8799)} them as a lamb{H3532} in a large place{H4800}.
  • Rev 2:25 : 25 But{G4133} that which{G3739} ye have{G2192}{(G5719)} already hold fast{G2902}{(G5657)} till{G891}{G3739} I come{G302}{G2240}{(G5661)}.
  • 1 Thess 5:21 : 21 Prove{G1381}{(G5720)} all things{G3956}; hold fast{G2722}{(G5720)} that which{G3588} is good{G2570}.
  • Prov 4:13 : 13 Take fast hold{H2388}{(H8685)} of instruction{H4148}; let her not go{H7503}{(H8686)}: keep{H5341}{(H8798)} her; for she is thy life{H2416}.
  • John 5:40 : 40 And{G2532} ye will{G2309}{(G5719)} not{G3756} come{G2064}{(G5629)} to{G4314} me{G3165}, that{G2443} ye might have{G2192}{(G5725)} life{G2222}.
  • Jer 7:24-26 : 24 But they hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} not, nor inclined{H5186}{(H8689)} their ear{H241}, but walked{H3212}{(H8799)} in the counsels{H4156} and in the imagination{H8307} of their evil{H7451} heart{H3820}, and went backward{H268}, and not forward{H6440}. 25 Since the day{H3117} that your fathers{H1} came forth out{H3318}{(H8804)} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} unto this day{H3117} I have even sent{H7971}{(H8799)} unto you all my servants{H5650} the prophets{H5030}, daily{H3117} rising up early{H7925}{(H8687)} and sending{H7971}{(H8800)} them: 26 Yet they hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} not unto me, nor inclined{H5186}{(H8689)} their ear{H241}, but hardened{H7185}{(H8686)} their neck{H6203}: they did worse{H7489}{(H8689)} than their fathers{H1}.