Jeremiah 14:12

When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 29:18 continues the same judgment triad, adding that Israel will become a horror among nations.

In Jeremiah 29:17, the same triad of sword, famine, pestilence is sent as judgment on the exiles.

Jeremiah 24:10 also sends sword, famine, and plague until destruction—a consistent judgment pattern in Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 21:7-9 explicitly names sword, famine, and plague as destruction tools, directly linking to the same judgment.

Jeremiah 11:11 echoes the same divine refusal to hear cries when disaster comes.

In Jeremiah 7:22, God says He did not simply command sacrifices—obedience matters more, explaining why He rejects them here.

Jeremiah 7:21 mocks empty sacrifices: God says to eat them because they're worthless.

Jeremiah 6:20 asserts that burnt offerings are not acceptable — same rejection of worship.

In Jeremiah 7:16, God tells Jeremiah not to intercede because He will not listen—same refusal to hear.

Jeremiah 4:28 Related theme

Jeremiah 4:28 shows God's unrelenting decree—He will not turn back, matching His refusal to listen here.

Ezekiel 8:18 declares God will not hear cries due to abominations, matching the judgment.

Ezekiel 5:12-17 expands on the same three judgments — sword, famine, pestilence — as God's fury against Jerusalem.

Isaiah 58:3 Parallel

Isaiah 58:3 questions why fasting goes unnoticed — same issue of hypocritical fasting.

Isaiah 1:15 Parallel

Isaiah 1:15 shows God hiding his eyes and refusing to hear prayers because of bloodshed.

Isaiah 1:11-15 describes God loathing sacrifices and feasts when the people are sinful, paralleling the rejection here.

Proverbs 28:9 states that turning from the law makes even prayer an abomination, paralleling rejected fasting.

Proverbs 21:27 adds that the sacrifice of the wicked is detestable, especially with evil intent—reinforcing why God refuses their worship.

Proverbs 15:8 states the Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, directly echoing God's rejection of offerings in this verse.

Proverbs 1:28 describes wisdom's similar refusal to answer those who seek her after rejecting her.

Ezekiel 14:21 adds wild beasts to the triad, listing God's four disastrous judgments on Jerusalem.

Micah 3:4 Parallel

Micah 3:4 says God hides his face from evil-doers who cry out — parallel theme.

Zechariah 7:13 states the reciprocal principle: as they did not listen, God will not listen.

John 9:31 Parallel

John 9:31 states the principle that God does not listen to sinners—directly explaining why He ignores their cry.

Leviticus 26:26 describes famine when God breaks supply of bread — echoes the famine element of the triad.

Leviticus 26:25 pronounces sword and pestilence as covenant curses — directly parallel to the judgment triad here.

In Ezekiel 20:31, God refuses to be inquired of due to idolatry—similar to rejecting their cries and offerings.

Ezekiel 14:14 shows even righteous men cannot avert judgment—only save themselves, reinforcing God's refusal to hear the people.

Ezekiel 14:19 Related theme

Ezekiel 14:19 describes a plague judgment, one of the three judgments God sends in Jeremiah 14:12.

Psalm 18:41 Parallel

Psalm 18:41 echoes this: David's enemies cry out but the Lord does not answer them.

Job 27:9 Parallel

In Job 27:9, the same principle appears: God does not hear the cry of the wicked in their distress.

Deuteronomy 28:22 lists covenant curses like disease and drought, a different set but same theme of divine judgment.

James 4:3 Parallel

James 4:3 says asking with wrong motives goes unanswered—parallel to their fasting and offerings being rejected.