Jeremiah 15:6

Thou hast forsaken me, saith the Lord, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 1:16 echoes this same charge: God judges because they forsook Him and worshiped other gods.

Jeremiah 2:13 also condemns forsaking God, the fountain of living waters, for broken cisterns.

Jeremiah 2:17 directly states that they brought calamity on themselves by forsaking the LORD.

Jeremiah 2:19 says their apostasy will reprove them—same theme of forsaking God bringing consequences.

In Jeremiah 6:11, the prophet is weary of holding in God's wrath—parallel to God's weariness of relenting in the main verse.

Jeremiah 7:24 uses the same phrase 'went backward' and describes stubborn disobedience—identical imagery.

In Jeremiah 8:5, the same perpetual backsliding is questioned—they refuse to return, explaining the rejection in the main verse.

Jeremiah 18:8 promises God will relent if a nation repents, contrasting with His declaration here that He is weary of relenting and has destroyed.

In Jeremiah 44:22, the same divine exasperation appears: 'the LORD could no longer endure' your sins, echoing the weariness here.

Psalm 78:38-40 recalls God's compassion and restraint during Israel's rebellion, contrasting sharply with God's weariness of relenting here.

In Zechariah 7:11, the people refuse to listen and turn away stubbornly—mirroring the rejection and backward motion in the main verse.

In Zephaniah 1:4, the same 'stretch out my hand against' judgment is pronounced on Judah—parallel to the action in the main verse.

Amos 7:3-8 shows God relenting twice then setting a plumb line—no more passing by—illustrating the exhaustion of His patience proclaimed in Jeremiah.

Hosea 11:7 Parallel

In Hosea 11:7, Israel is 'bent on turning away' from God—directly parallel to their continual backward motion in the main verse.

Isaiah 42:14 portrays God ending His silence and restraint, similarly to Jeremiah where God has already stretched out His hand, weary of holding back.

Isaiah 31:3 Parallel

Isaiah 31:3 uses the identical phrase 'stretches out his hand' for God's judgment, reinforcing the imagery of divine action against reliance on flesh.

Zephaniah 1:6 describes those who 'turned back from following the LORD,' directly illustrating the 'keep going backward' here.

Malachi 2:17 says the people 'wearied the LORD,' matching the divine exhaustion expressed in 'I am weary of relenting' here.

Ezekiel 35:3 uses the identical phrase 'stretch out my hand against you' for judgment on Edom, mirroring the action against Israel here.

In Ezekiel 14:9, the same 'stretch out my hand against' and 'destroy' language is used for judgment—similar divine action against false prophets.

In Ezekiel 25:7, the same 'stretched out my hand against you' judgment formula is applied to Ammon—showing the same divine action.

Hosea 4:16 Parallel

In Hosea 4:16, Israel is stubborn like a heifer refusing to move—parallel to their persistent turning away in the main verse.

Isaiah 1:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 1:4, a similar accusation of forsaking the Lord is leveled, echoing the rejection and backward motion in the main verse.

2 Chronicles 28:6 records massive defeat in Judah because they forsook the Lord, the same cause-and-effect as the destruction declared in Jeremiah.