Jeremiah 11:12
Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 11 connects to 7 cross-references. God renews the covenant lawsuit: they must obey the words of this covenant. Jeremiah discovers that the people of Anathoth — his own hometown — have plotted to kill him, forbidding him to prophesy. God promises judgment on his persecutors. …
Other Translations
Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto which they offer incense: but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
And the cities of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem have gone, And they have cried unto the gods, To whom they are making perfume, And they give no deliverance at all to them, In the time of their vexation.
Then the towns of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go crying for help to the gods to whom they have been burning perfumes: but they will give them no salvation in the time of their trouble.
Cross References
And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,
Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.
Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set …
But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the …
But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen …
Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are …