Jeremiah 14:20

We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 14:7 earlier in the same chapter also confesses iniquity and pleads for God's name's sake — same context and corporate confession.

Jeremiah 3:13 commands 'Only acknowledge thine iniquity' — here in 14:20 the people do exactly that, fulfilling the call.

In Jeremiah 3:13, God calls for acknowledgment of sin; here the people respond with that same confession.

In Leviticus 26:40-42, the same confession of personal and ancestral sin is prescribed as a condition for covenant restoration.

Ezra 9:7 Parallel

In Ezra 9:7, the nation's long history of sin from the days of their fathers is acknowledged, matching Jeremiah's confession.

In Nehemiah 9:2, the people explicitly confess their sins and the iniquities of their fathers, a direct parallel.

In Daniel 9:5-8, Daniel confesses the sins of the people and their fathers, paralleling Jeremiah's confession.

Psalm 51:4 Allusion

Psalm 51:4 has David confess 'Against you, you only, have I sinned' — directly matching the phrase 'we have sinned against you' here.

Psalm 106:6 Allusion

In Psalm 106:6, the psalmist confesses, 'We have sinned with our fathers,' directly echoing Jeremiah 14:20.

Daniel 9:8 Parallel

Daniel 9:8 contains a very similar corporate confession: 'we have sinned against you' — almost identical phrasing.

In 1 John 1:7-9, the NT call to confess sins for forgiveness parallels the confessional pattern in Jeremiah.

Luke 15:18-21 records the prodigal son's confession 'I have sinned against heaven and before you' — a NT parallel to this corporate confession.

Daniel 9:19 Parallel

Daniel 9:19 is a plea for forgiveness following Daniel's confession; it adds the petition for action based on God's name.

Psalm 51:3 Parallel

In Psalm 51:3, David acknowledges his transgression, similar to the personal confession in Jeremiah 14:20.

Psalm 32:5 Parallel

In Psalm 32:5, an individual confession of sin is described, reflecting the personal acknowledgment in Jeremiah's prayer.

Ezra 9:6 Parallel

In Ezra 9:6, a similar corporate confession of sin is offered, though without explicit mention of ancestors.

Job 33:27 Parallel

In Job 33:27, a man confesses 'I sinned and perverted what was right' — echoing the same acknowledgment of sin as here.

In 2 Samuel 24:10, David personally confesses his sin after numbering Israel; here the confession is corporate. Both acknowledge sin before God.

In 2 Samuel 12:13, David's simple confession 'I have sinned' reflects the personal aspect of Jeremiah's prayer.