Jeremiah 15:10
Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 15:20, God contrasts this complaint with a promise to make Jeremiah a fortified wall — reassurance after lament.
Jeremiah 15:15 continues the lament, asking God to remember and avenge — same personal cry for vindication.
Jeremiah 15:19 is God's response: if Jeremiah repents, he will be restored — the divine answer to his complaint.
In Jeremiah 20:14-18, Jeremiah echoes this same curse on his own birth — the identical lament.
In Jeremiah 20:7, Jeremiah complains that God deceived him — another lament parallel to his despair at birth.
In Jeremiah 1:18, God earlier promised to make Jeremiah a fortified city — contrasting with his despair here.
Jeremiah 45:3 records Baruch's groaning — echoing Jeremiah's own lament of weariness and sorrow.
In Jeremiah 1:19, God promises enemies will not prevail — a contrast to Jeremiah's feeling of being cursed.
In Jeremiah 20:8, Jeremiah says the word brings reproach — parallel to being a man of strife and contention.
1 Corinthians 4:9-13 describes apostles as fools for Christ, reviled and persecuted, paralleling Jeremiah's lament of being cursed and opposed.
Acts 19:25-28 portrays the silversmiths' riot against Paul, a public uprising that mirrors Jeremiah's experience as a man of contention.
Luke 2:34 reveals Jesus as a sign opposed — Simeon's prophecy mirrors Jeremiah's life as a man of strife, prefiguring Christ's rejection.
In Matthew 10:21-23, Jesus warns disciples they will be hated — the same prophetic opposition Jeremiah faced from his own people.
In Ezekiel 3:7-9, God describes Israel's stubbornness and strengthens Ezekiel — paralleling Jeremiah's experience with a hardened, hostile audience.
In Ezekiel 2:7, God tells Ezekiel to speak whether they hear or refuse — similar to Jeremiah whose words cause strife among a rebellious audience.
In Ezekiel 2:6, God warns Ezekiel not to fear a rebellious people — the same rebellious audience Jeremiah laments.
In Psalm 120:5, the psalmist laments dwelling among hostile peoples — the same lament of living among contentious people as Jeremiah.
Job 3:1-26 also curses the day of birth — a parallel lament of suffering, though different circumstances.
In 1 Kings 22:8, Ahab hates Micaiah for prophesying evil — similar to Jeremiah being hated for his message of judgment.
In 1 Kings 21:20, Ahab calls Elijah his enemy — just as Jeremiah is seen as a man of strife and contention.
In 1 Kings 18:18, Elijah defends himself as blameless, echoing Jeremiah's lament that he is innocent yet cursed.
In 1 Kings 18:17, Ahab calls Elijah 'troubler of Israel' — the same accusation Jeremiah faces as a man of strife.
In Job 10:18, Job again wishes he had died at birth — same lament as Jeremiah's opening cry.
Job 3:11 asks why he didn't die at birth, directly echoing Jeremiah's grief over being born into strife.
In Job 3:3, Job curses his birth day — a parallel lament to Jeremiah's cry that he was ever born.
In Numbers 11:11, Moses complains to God about the burden of leading Israel. Jeremiah's similar lament shows kinship with Moses' prophetic struggle.
Acts 16:20-22 shows Paul and Silas accused of disturbing the city, similar to Jeremiah being a man of contention and strife.
Acts 17:6-8 describes Paul's accusers claiming he turns the world upside down, echoing Jeremiah's complaint of being a man of strife.