Jeremiah 9:13 “And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which…”

Jeremiah 9:13

And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;

World English Bible

The LORD says, “Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in my ways,

American Standard Version

And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein,

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord sayeth, Because they haue forsaken my Lawe, which I set before them, and haue not obeyed my voice, neither walked thereafter,

Darby Translation

And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not hearkened unto my voice, nor walked in it,

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith: Because of their forsaking My law that I set before them, And they have not hearkened to My voice nor walked in it,

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said, Because they have given up my law which I put before them, giving no attention to my voice and not being guided by it;

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Cross references

“And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;”

Jeremiah 22:9 2 Chronicles 7:19 Ezra 9:10 Psalm 119:53 Proverbs 28:4 Zephaniah 3:1–6

Jeremiah 22:9 · BSB

Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”

2 Chronicles 7:19 · BSB

But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,

Ezra 9:10 · BSB

And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments

Psalm 119:53 · BSB

Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.

Proverbs 28:4 · BSB

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

Zephaniah 3:1–6 · BSB

Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it?

14Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”

Read Jeremiah 9