Jeremiah 17:2
Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 7:18 shows children gathering wood for idolatrous cakes — a parallel to children remembering altars and groves in the main verse.
Jeremiah 2:20 uses the exact phrase 'high hill' and 'green tree' for idolatry — a strong verbal parallel to the main verse.
In 2 Chronicles 33:19, Manasseh's high places and Asherim are recorded — paralleling the persistent idolatry of children remembering them.
Hosea 4:13 depicts sacrificing on mountains and under trees — a direct parallel to worship at green trees on high hills in the main verse.
In Ezekiel 20:28, sacrifices on every high hill under thick trees — exactly the setting of children remembering altars.
In Isaiah 17:8, altars and Asherim are rejected — the same objects the children remember.
In 2 Chronicles 33:3, Manasseh rebuilds high places and makes Asherim — identical to the altars and wooden images on high hills here.
In 2 Chronicles 24:18, serving Asherim and idols brings wrath — the same sin pattern as the children's remembered altars.
In Judges 3:7, Israel serves Baalim and Asherim, directly echoing the children's memory of altars and wooden images here.
In Deuteronomy 12:3, God commands destroying altars and Asherim — the very things the children remember here.
2 Kings 23:6 describes Josiah removing the Asherah, contrasting with the idolatrous altars remembered here. Judgment vs. reform.
Isaiah 57:5 also mentions 'under every green tree' with pagan child sacrifice, echoing the same idolatrous practices in Jeremiah.
2 Kings 16:4 uses the same phrase 'under every green tree' for Ahaz's pagan worship, directly paralleling the imagery in Jeremiah.
In 1 Kings 14:23, high places and Asherim are built under every green tree — virtually identical to Jeremiah 17:2's imagery.
1 Kings 16:33 records Ahab making an Asherah, paralleling the Asherim mentioned here. Both depict Israel's idolatry.
In Psalm 78:58, high places provoke God's anger — mirroring the high hills where children remember altars.
In Isaiah 1:29, shame comes from desiring oaks — connecting to the green trees in Jeremiah 17:2.