Jeremiah 13:20
Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 13:17 weeps because the Lord's flock has been taken captive — the same flock whose loss is lamented in this verse's question 'Where is the flock?'
Jeremiah 1:14 warns of calamity from the north — the same threat described in this verse as 'those who come from the north'.
Jeremiah 6:22 says a people comes from the north country — identical to the invading army seen here, reinforcing the source of judgment.
Jeremiah 10:22 speaks of a great commotion from the north making cities desolate — the same northern threat described in this verse.
Jeremiah 23:2 condemns shepherds who scattered God's flock — directly explaining why the beautiful sheep are missing in this verse.
Isaiah 56:9-12 denounces blind, greedy shepherds who neglect the flock — the same failure that led to the loss of the beautiful sheep in this verse.
Ezekiel 34:7-10 pronounces judgment on Israel's shepherds who failed to protect the flock, directly echoing Jeremiah's lament over the lost flock.
Habakkuk 1:6 says God is raising up the Chaldeans — the very nation from the north that Jeremiah sees coming, confirming the agent of judgment.
Zechariah 11:16 describes a worthless shepherd who abandons the flock, mirroring the neglect that led to the flock's capture in Jeremiah.
Zechariah 11:17 pronounces woe on the worthless shepherd who deserts the flock, reinforcing the judgment theme in Jeremiah's lament.
John 10:12 contrasts the hired hand who flees from the wolf, paralleling the shepherds who failed to protect the flock from northern invaders.
John 10:13 explains the hired hand's flight as caring nothing for the sheep, revealing the selfishness behind the shepherds' failure in Jeremiah.
Acts 20:26-29 warns of wolves attacking the flock after Paul's departure, similar to the invaders coming from the north in Jeremiah.
Acts 20:28 charges elders to care for the flock, directly applying the shepherd responsibility that Jeremiah's shepherds failed.
Acts 20:29 predicts wolves not sparing the flock, matching the northern invaders who consumed Israel in Jeremiah's prophecy.