Jeremiah 1:15

For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 4:16 also warns of a besieging army from a distant land against Judah's cities — a parallel prophecy of the same event.

Jeremiah 39:3 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 39:3 fulfills this prophecy: Babylonian officials sit in the Middle Gate, exactly as predicted here.

In Jeremiah 34:22, God commands the same northern armies to return and burn Jerusalem, fulfilling the earlier threat.

Jeremiah 33:11 promises restoration with joy and gladness, a direct contrast to the judgment of northern kings besieging Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 25:9 specifies the same northern families, naming Nebuchadnezzar as God's servant bringing destruction against Judah and surrounding nations.

Jeremiah 10:22 announces a great commotion from the north country, fulfilling the threat of northern kingdoms in 1:15.

Jeremiah 6:22 says 'a people cometh from the north country,' directly echoing the call of northern kingdoms in 1:15.

Jeremiah 5:15 describes a nation from far away coming against Israel, matching the kingdoms from the north summoned in 1:15.

Jeremiah 6:1 warns of 'evil from the north' and urges flight, directly echoing the invasion announced in 1:15.

In Jeremiah 5:17, the invading nation devours Israel's harvest and flocks — a detailed expansion of the judgment in 1:15.

Jeremiah 34:1 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 34:1 names Nebuchadnezzar and his army as the northern power fulfilling the prophecy of 1:15.

Jeremiah 9:11 describes the aftermath: Jerusalem becomes ruins and towns desolate, the result of the siege prophesied here.

Jeremiah 44:6 reflects on the desolation caused by the northern invasion, describing the outcome of the judgment announced in 1:15.

Jeremiah 43:10 echoes the 'set his throne' language but in Egypt, not Jerusalem — a different application of the same verb.

Jeremiah 46:24 uses 'people of the north' for Egypt's conquerors — same idiom but different target.

Deuteronomy 28:49-53 prophesies a nation from afar besieging Israel — the very event Jeremiah 1:15 announces.

Habakkuk 1:6 Prophetic fulfillment

Habakkuk 1:6 specifies the Chaldeans as the northern army God raises, echoing Jeremiah's prophecy of nations summoned for judgment.

Lamentations 5:11 recounts the sexual violence during the siege, a tragic result of the northern invasion.