Jeremiah 13:27

I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 2:20-24 expands on the same unfaithfulness — harlotry on hills, wild donkey in heat — reinforcing the accusation of spiritual adultery.

Jeremiah 3:1 continues the marriage metaphor — Israel as a divorced wife who goes after many lovers, echoing the adultery theme in 13:27.

Jeremiah 4:14 echoes the same call to wash the heart from wickedness, asking 'how long' — reinforcing the plea for cleansing from spiritual adultery.

Jeremiah 5:7 uses the same adultery metaphor for Israel's idolatry, accusing them of forsaking God for whores.

Jeremiah 5:8 directly echoes the 'neighings' imagery, comparing Israel to lustful stallions pursuing idolatry.

Jeremiah 29:23 Related theme

In Jeremiah 29:23, God condemns prophets for literal adultery — mirroring the spiritual adultery (idolatry) in Jeremiah.

In Jeremiah 31:22, God asks 'how long will you waver' then promises restoration — contrasting the current uncleanness with future hope.

Ezekiel 36:25 promises God's future cleansing with water — a contrast to Jeremiah's lament over failed self-cleansing and divine judgment.

Ezekiel 24:13 directly parallels the uncleanness that refuses cleansing, leading to divine fury — same theme of persistent impurity and judgment.

Ezekiel 23:2-21 expands the allegory of two sisters as promiscuous, mirroring the spiritual adultery accusation here.

Ezekiel 20:28 accuses Israel of offering sacrifices on high hills and spreading their provocations, directly echoing this verse’s setting.

Hosea 1:2 Parallel

Hosea 1:2 commands taking a 'wife of whoredom' to symbolize Israel's spiritual adultery, same theme as here.

Ezekiel 16:15-22 develops the same metaphor of Jerusalem as an unfaithful wife committing whoredom against God.

Ezekiel 6:13 describes idolatry on every high hill and under green trees, mirroring the same locations and practices denounced here.

Zephaniah 3:1 pronounces woe on the rebellious, defiled city, closely echoing this verse’s condemnation of Jerusalem’s uncleanness.

Isaiah 65:7 Parallel

Isaiah 65:7 repeats the charge of burning incense on mountains, reinforcing the pattern of high-place worship being judged.

Isaiah 57:7 Parallel

Isaiah 57:7 also condemns idolatry on high hills, using the same 'on the hills' imagery for spiritual adultery.

2 Corinthians 7:1 directly echoes the call to 'cleanse ourselves from all filthiness' — a NT parallel to Jeremiah’s plea for moral purification.

James 4:4 Parallel

James 4:4 directly calls the unfaithful 'adulterous', using the same OT metaphor of spiritual adultery against God.

In Lamentations 1:9, Jerusalem's uncleanness is in her skirts — the same impurity Jeremiah laments, now leading to destruction.

In Ezekiel 16:23, the same 'woe' and condemnation of Jerusalem's harlotry appears, reinforcing the prophetic indictment of spiritual adultery.

In Deuteronomy 9:13, Moses repeats God's assessment of Israel as stiff-necked — matching the persistent disobedience seen in Jeremiah.

Exodus 32:9 Parallel

In Exodus 32:9, God calls Israel a stiff-necked people after the golden calf — the same stubborn idolatry Jeremiah laments.

In Genesis 35:2, Jacob commands his household to put away foreign gods and purify themselves — the very cleansing Jerusalem has failed to do.