Jeremiah 15:16

Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 14:9 also says 'we are called by your name,' but there it is a plea for God's presence, not a joyful response to his words.

Psalm 119:111 calls God's testimonies the joy of the heart, exactly matching Jeremiah's delight in the words he ate.

Revelation 10:9 repeats the eating scroll imagery from Ezekiel and Jeremiah, now with a bittersweet taste in apocalyptic context.

Ezekiel 3:1-3 describes eating a scroll as a literal command, sharing the same metaphor of internalizing God's message as Jeremiah's joy.

Psalm 119:101-103 directly says God's words are sweeter than honey to the taste, just as Jeremiah ate them and found sweetness.

Psalm 119:97 expresses deep love for God's law and constant meditation, paralleling Jeremiah's joy and delight in God's words.

Psalm 119:72 values God's law above thousands of gold and silver, mirroring Jeremiah's delight in God's words as his treasure.

Psalm 19:10 Parallel

Psalm 19:10 also describes God's words as sweeter than honey and more desirable than gold, echoing Jeremiah's joy in eating them.

Psalm 119:14 delights in God's testimonies more than riches—same joy in God's word as Jeremiah's 'joy and delight'.

Ezekiel 3:3 Parallel

Ezekiel 3:3 describes eating the scroll and finding it sweet as honey — directly echoing Jeremiah's joy in God's words.

Ezekiel 2:8 Parallel

Ezekiel 2:8 commands the prophet to eat what God gives — the same verb 'eat' for internalizing the message, reinforcing the metaphor.

Psalm 1:2 Related theme

Psalm 1:2 speaks of delight in God's law and meditation day and night, paralleling Jeremiah's joyful consumption of God's words.

Psalm 119:162 rejoices at God's word like finding great spoil—mirrors Jeremiah's joy in eating God's words.

Nehemiah 8:12 describes great rejoicing because the people understood God's words, similar to Jeremiah's joy from eating them.

Psalm 19:8 Parallel

Psalm 19:8 says the Lord's precepts rejoice the heart, echoing Jeremiah's joy and delight from God's words.

Psalm 40:8 Parallel

In Psalm 40:8, delight in doing God's will with law in heart parallels Jeremiah's joy in eating God's words.

Luke 24:32 Parallel

Luke 24:32 recounts hearts burning as Jesus opens the Scriptures — an emotional response to God's word that mirrors Jeremiah's delight.

John 4:32 Parallel

John 4:32 has Jesus speak of food unknown to the disciples — spiritual nourishment paralleling Jeremiah's eating God's words as joy.

John 15:7 Parallel

In John 15:7, Christ's words abiding in believers echoes Jeremiah's eating of God's words — both emphasize internalizing divine speech.

In Colossians 3:16, the word of Christ dwelling richly parallels Jeremiah's joyful ingestion of God's words.

Job 23:12 Parallel

Job 23:12 treasures God's words more than daily bread — a parallel valuing of divine revelation, though not the eating metaphor.

John 6:27 Parallel

John 6:27 contrasts perishable food with enduring food from the Son of Man — a NT development of consuming spiritual nourishment.

In 1 Timothy 4:6, being trained in words of faith mirrors Jeremiah's feeding on God's words as nourishment.

Job 22:22 Related theme

Job 22:22 urges receiving instruction from God's mouth and laying up his words in the heart, akin to Jeremiah's eating and delight.

Psalm 119:50 Related theme

Psalm 119:50 finds comfort and life in God's promise—similar to Jeremiah's word bringing joy and sustenance in affliction.