This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me? They followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves.
They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. Th
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their th
Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are
Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make
“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn fr
Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.
Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are
All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend,
“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.
Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His peo
You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense dar
‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
But you have not called on Me, O Jacob, because you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts
You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from
But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!
Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God?
“Son of man, your brothers—your relatives, your fellow exiles, and the whole house of Israel—are those of whom the peopl