Which scriptures stress judgment for sin?
What other scriptures emphasize God's judgment for unrepentant sin?

Foundation: Jeremiah 11:11

Jeremiah 11:11: “Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring upon them a disaster from which they cannot escape. Though they cry out to Me, I will not listen to them.’”


Early Warnings in the Law

Leviticus 26:14-17 — “If, however, you fail to obey Me… I will set My face against you.”

Deuteronomy 28:15 — “But if you do not obey the LORD your God… all these curses will come upon you and overtake you.”

Numbers 32:23 — “Be sure your sin will find you out.”


Historical Illustrations

2 Kings 17:13-18 — “…they would not listen… So the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them from His presence.”

2 Chronicles 36:15-16 — “…until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.”


Wisdom & Psalms

Psalm 7:11-13 — “If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword…”

Psalm 9:17 — “The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.”

Proverbs 29:1 — “A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.”


Prophetic Warnings

Isaiah 1:20 — “But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.”

Isaiah 13:11 — “I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity.”

Ezekiel 18:30 — “Repent… so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.”

Amos 4:12 — “Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”

Nahum 1:2-3 — “The LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.”

Zephaniah 1:17 — “I will bring such distress on mankind… because they have sinned against the LORD.”


Words of Jesus

Matthew 3:10 — “Every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

Matthew 13:41-42 — “They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Luke 13:3 — “Unless you repent, you too will all perish.”

John 3:36 — “Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”


Apostolic Teaching

Romans 1:18 — “The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness.”

Romans 2:5 — “You are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath.”

Galatians 6:7-8 — “The one who sows to please his flesh… will reap destruction.”

2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 — “He will punish those who do not know God… They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction.”

Hebrews 10:26-27 — “Only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire remains.”

2 Peter 2:4-9 — “The Lord knows how… to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment.”


Revelation’s Final Word

Revelation 2:21-23 — “I have given her time to repent… I will strike her children dead.”

Revelation 6:15-17 — “Hide us from the face of Him… For the great day of Their wrath has come.”

Revelation 20:12-15 — “Anyone whose name was not found written in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.”

How can we apply Jeremiah 11:11 to modern-day obedience to God?
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