Bible Cross References
Hear
Deuteronomy 4:26
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that, if you disobey me, you will soon disappear from the land. You will not live very long in the land across the Jordan that you are about to occupy. You will be completely destroyed.
Deuteronomy 30:19
I am now giving you the choice between life and death, between God's blessing and God's curse, and I call heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Choose life.
Deuteronomy 32:1
"Earth and sky, hear my words, listen closely to what I say.
Psalm 50:4
He calls heaven and earth as witnesses to see him judge his people.
Jeremiah 2:12
And so I command the sky to shake with horror, to be amazed and astonished,
Jeremiah 6:19
Listen, earth! As punishment for all their schemes I am bringing ruin on these people, because they have rejected my teaching and have not obeyed my words.
Jeremiah 22:29
O land, land, land! Listen to what the LORD has said:
Ezekiel 36:4
So now listen to what I, the Sovereign LORD, say to you mountains and hills, to you brooks and valleys, to you places that were left in ruins, and to you deserted cities which were plundered and mocked by all the surrounding nations.
Micah 1:2
Hear this, all you nations; listen to this, all who live on earth! The Sovereign LORD will testify against you. Listen! He speaks from his heavenly temple.
Micah 6:1
Listen to the LORD's case against Israel. Arise, O LORD, and present your case; let the mountains and the hills hear what you say.
Micah 6:2
You mountains, you everlasting foundations of the earth, listen to the LORD's case! The LORD has a case against his people. He is going to bring an accusation against Israel.
for the Lord
Jeremiah 13:15
People of Israel, the LORD has spoken! Be humble and listen to him.
Amos 3:1
People of Israel, listen to this message which the LORD has spoken about you, the entire nation that he brought out of Egypt:
Micah 3:8
But as for me, the LORD fills me with his spirit and power, and gives me a sense of justice and the courage to tell the people of Israel what their sins are.
Acts 4:20
For we cannot stop speaking of what we ourselves have seen and heard."
I have
Isaiah 5:1
Listen while I sing you this song, a song of my friend and his vineyard: My friend had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
Isaiah 5:2
He dug the soil and cleared it of stones; he planted the finest vines. He built a tower to guard them, dug a pit for treading the grapes. He waited for the grapes to ripen, but every grape was sour.
Isaiah 46:3
"Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, all who are left of my people. I have cared for you from the time you were born.
Isaiah 46:4
I am your God and will take care of you until you are old and your hair is gray. I made you and will care for you; I will give you help and rescue you.
Deuteronomy 1:31
and in the desert. You saw how he brought you safely all the way to this place, just as a father would carry his son.'
Deuteronomy 4:7
"No other nation, no matter how great, has a god who is so near when they need him as the LORD our God is to us. He answers us whenever we call for help.
Deuteronomy 4:8
No other nation, no matter how great, has laws so just as those that I have taught you today.
Jeremiah 31:9
My people will return weeping, praying as I lead them back. I will guide them to streams of water, on a smooth road where they will not stumble. I am like a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my oldest son."
Ezekiel 16:6-14
6
"Then I passed by and saw you squirming in your own blood. You were covered with blood, but I wouldn't let you die.
7
I made you grow like a healthy plant. You grew strong and tall and became a young woman. Your breasts were well-formed, and your hair had grown, but you were naked.
8
"As I passed by again, I saw that the time had come for you to fall in love. I covered your naked body with my coat and promised to love you. Yes, I made a marriage covenant with you, and you became mine." This is what the Sovereign LORD says.
9
"Then I took water and washed the blood off you. I rubbed olive oil on your skin.
10
I dressed you in embroidered gowns and gave you shoes of the best leather, a linen headband, and a silk cloak.
11
I put jewels on you---bracelets and necklaces.
12
I gave you a nose ring and earrings and a beautiful crown to wear.
13
You had ornaments of gold and silver, and you always wore clothes of embroidered linen and silk. You ate bread made from the best flour, and had honey and olive oil to eat. Your beauty was dazzling, and you became a queen.
14
You became famous in every nation for your perfect beauty, because I was the one who made you so lovely." This is what the Sovereign LORD says.
Ezekiel 20:5-32
5
Tell them what I am saying. When I chose Israel, I made them a promise. I revealed myself to them in Egypt and told them: I am the LORD your God.
6
It was then that I promised to take them out of Egypt and lead them to a land I had chosen for them, a rich and fertile land, the finest land of all.
7
I told them to throw away the disgusting idols they loved and not to make themselves unclean with the false gods of Egypt, because I am the LORD their God.
8
But they defied me and refused to listen. They did not throw away their disgusting idols or give up the Egyptian gods. I was ready to let them feel the full force of my anger there in Egypt.
9
But I did not, since that would have brought dishonor to my name, for in the presence of the people among whom they were living I had announced to Israel that I was going to lead them out of Egypt.
10
"And so I led them out of Egypt into the desert.
11
I gave them my commands and taught them my laws, which bring life to anyone who obeys them.
12
I made the keeping of the Sabbath a sign of the agreement between us, to remind them that I, the LORD, make them holy.
13
But even in the desert they defied me. They broke my laws and rejected my commands, which bring life to anyone who obeys them. They completely profaned the Sabbath. I was ready to let them feel the force of my anger there in the desert and to destroy them.
14
But I did not, since that would have brought dishonor to my name among the nations which had seen me lead Israel out of Egypt.
15
So I made a vow in the desert that I would not take them to the land I had given them, a rich and fertile land, the finest land of all.
16
I made the vow because they had rejected my commands, broken my laws, and profaned the Sabbath---they preferred to worship their idols.
17
"But then I took pity on them. I decided not to kill them there in the desert.
18
Instead, I warned the young people among them: Do not keep the laws your ancestors made; do not follow their customs or defile yourselves with their idols.
19
I am the LORD your God. Obey my laws and my commands.
20
Make the Sabbath a holy day, so that it will be a sign of the covenant we made, and will remind you that I am the LORD your God.
21
"But that generation also defied me. They broke my laws and did not keep my commands, which bring life to anyone who obeys them. They profaned the Sabbath. I was ready to let them feel the force of my anger there in the desert and to kill them all.
22
But I did not, since that would have brought dishonor to my name among the nations which had seen me bring Israel out of Egypt.
23
So I made another vow in the desert. I vowed that I would scatter them all over the world.
24
I did this because they had rejected my commands, broken my laws, profaned the Sabbath, and worshiped the same idols their ancestors had served.
25
"Then I gave them laws that are not good and commands that do not bring life.
26
I let them defile themselves with their own offerings, and I let them sacrifice their first-born sons. This was to punish them and show them that I am the LORD.
27
"Now then, mortal man, tell the Israelites what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying to them. This is another way their ancestors insulted me by their unfaithfulness.
28
I brought them to the land I had promised to give them. When they saw the high hills and green trees, they offered sacrifices at all of them. They made me angry by the sacrifices they burned and by the wine they brought as offerings.
29
I asked them: What are these high places where you go? So they have been called 'High Places' ever since.
30
Now tell the Israelites what I am saying: Why must you commit the same sins your ancestors did and go running after their idols?
31
Even today you offer the same gifts and defile yourselves with the same idols by sacrificing your children to them in the fire. And then you Israelites still come to ask what my will is! As surely as I, the Sovereign LORD, am the living God, I will not let you ask me anything.
32
You have made up your minds that you want to be like the other nations, like the people who live in other countries and worship trees and rocks. But that will never be.
Romans 3:1
Do the Jews then have any advantage over the Gentiles? Or is there any value in being circumcised?
Romans 3:2
Much, indeed, in every way! In the first place, God trusted his message to the Jews.
Romans 9:4
They are God's people; he made them his children and revealed his glory to them; he made his covenants with them and gave them the Law; they have the true worship; they have received God's promises;
Romans 9:5
they are descended from the famous Hebrew ancestors; and Christ, as a human being, belongs to their race. May God, who rules over all, be praised forever! Amen.
they have
Isaiah 63:9
from all their suffering. It was not an angel, but the LORD himself who saved them. In his love and compassion he rescued them. He had always taken care of them in the past,
Isaiah 63:10
but they rebelled against him and made his holy spirit sad. So the LORD became their enemy and fought against them.
Deuteronomy 9:22-24
22
"You also made the LORD your God angry when you were at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth Hattaavah.
23
And when he sent you from Kadesh Barnea with orders to go and take possession of the land that he was giving you, you rebelled against him; you did not trust him or obey him.
24
Ever since I have known you, you have rebelled against the LORD.
Jeremiah 2:5-13
5
The LORD says: "What accusation did your ancestors bring against me? What made them turn away from me? They worshiped worthless idols and became worthless themselves.
6
They did not care about me, even though I rescued them from Egypt and led them through the wilderness: a land of deserts and sand pits, a dry and dangerous land where no one lives and no one will even travel.
7
I brought them into a fertile land, to enjoy its harvests and its other good things. But instead they ruined my land; they defiled the country I had given them.
8
The priests did not ask, 'Where is the LORD?' My own priests did not know me. The rulers rebelled against me; the prophets spoke in the name of Baal and worshiped useless idols.
9
"And so I, the LORD, will state my case against my people again. I will bring charges against their descendants.
10
Go west to the island of Cyprus, and send someone eastward to the land of Kedar. You will see that nothing like this has ever happened before.
11
No other nation has ever changed its gods, even though they were not real. But my people have exchanged me, the God who has brought them honor, for gods that can do nothing for them.
12
And so I command the sky to shake with horror, to be amazed and astonished,
13
for my people have committed two sins: they have turned away from me, the spring of fresh water, and they have dug cisterns, cracked cisterns that can hold no water at all.
Malachi 1:6
The LORD Almighty says to the priests, "Children honor their parents, and servants honor their masters. I am your father---why don't you honor me? I am your master---why don't you respect me? You despise me, and yet you ask, 'How have we despised you?'