Jeremiah 11:17
For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 18:8 shows God will relent if the nation turns from evil—offering hope alongside the judgment in 11:17.
Jeremiah 45:4 broadens the same planting/plucking metaphor to 'the whole land' — confirming the widespread judgment on what God planted.
Jeremiah 42:10 uses the same 'plant' metaphor as a promise of restoration — the planted people can be built up again if they remain, reversing the disaster.
In Jeremiah 40:2, a Babylonian official confirms that God's disaster pronounced in 11:17 has indeed come true.
Jeremiah 36:7 expresses hope that hearing the scroll might lead to repentance and avert the wrath pronounced in 11:17.
Jeremiah 35:17 reaffirms the disaster because they did not listen—reinforcing the reason given in 11:17.
Jeremiah 26:19 cites Hezekiah's repentance as a precedent for relenting, contrasting with Judah's current stubbornness.
Jeremiah 26:13 calls for repentance so God will relent—applying the same conditional logic to the judgment in 11:17.
Jeremiah 24:6 promises to plant and not uproot — the opposite of the judgment here where the planted tree is destroyed.
Jeremiah 19:15 repeats the same disaster pronouncement, linking it to their stubborn refusal to hear God's words.
Jeremiah 16:11 gives the explicit reason: forsaking God for other gods, echoing the idolatry mentioned in 11:17.
In Jeremiah 16:10, the people ask why God pronounced this evil—directly responding to the judgment declared in 11:17.
Jeremiah 2:21 uses the same planting metaphor — Israel as a choice vine turned wild — explaining why judgment comes here.
In Jeremiah 7:9, the same covenant violations (theft, murder, idolatry) are condemned as the cause of God's judgment here.
Jeremiah 1:16 declares judgment for making offerings to other gods—the same idolatry that provokes God's anger in 11:17.
Jeremiah 44:3 reiterates the same charge—burning incense to other gods provoked God's anger, leading to disaster.
Jeremiah 12:2 has God planting the wicked who thrive — contrasting with the planted Israel here who is judged.
Jeremiah 18:9 uses the same planting imagery to show God's sovereignty—He can build or uproot based on response.
2 Samuel 7:10 is God's original promise to plant Israel in peace — now that planted people faces disaster for idolatry in Jeremiah.
Isaiah 5:2 elaborates the vineyard metaphor — God planted choice vines but got wild grapes, the same unfaithfulness behind the disaster in Jeremiah.
Psalm 80:8 uses the same vine-planting metaphor for Israel's exodus settlement — Jeremiah now pronounces disaster on that same vine.
Isaiah 61:3 promises the faithful will be called 'oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord' — opposite of the judgment on the planted people here.
Psalm 80:15 calls Israel the 'stock your right hand planted' — the same planting that Jeremiah 11:17 says now faces judgment.
Psalm 44:2 recalls God planting Israel when driving out nations — a past deliverance contrasted with the present judgment in Jeremiah.