Jeremiah 17:6

For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 48:6 uses the same 'shrub in the wilderness' image for Moab's judgment — reinforcing the fate of the cursed.

In Jeremiah 29:32, the phrase 'shall not see the good' directly echoes the cursed man's fate — a verbal parallel.

Deuteronomy 29:23 describes a land of brimstone and salt with no plant sprouting—the same desolate, salt-covered landscape as the shrub's habitat.

Job 8:11-13 compares the godless to plants that wither without water — the same metaphor for those who forget God.

In Zephaniah 2:9, salt pits symbolize permanent desolation—same image of judgment as the salt land in Jeremiah.

Isaiah 1:30 Parallel

Isaiah 1:30 likens unfaithful Israel to a withered oak and a garden without water—the same aridity as the shrub in a salt land.

Job 39:6 Parallel

In Job 39:6, God gives the wild donkey the 'salt land' as a home—same phrase used for a desolate place; Jeremiah uses it as a curse.

In Ecclesiastes 6:6, 'enjoys no good' mirrors Jeremiah's 'shall not see any good'—both describe futility and lack of blessing.

Judges 9:45 Parallel

In Judges 9:45, Abimelech sows Shechem with salt to make it barren—same imagery of salt land representing desolation and judgment.

In Zephaniah 3:2, Jerusalem does not trust the Lord — the root cause of the curse in Jer 17:6.

Psalm 1:4 Parallel

Psalm 1:4 compares the wicked to chaff blown away—a different barren image but same contrast with the blessed like a tree by water.

Psalm 129:6-8 curses enemies with grass that withers on the housetops—a similar image of barrenness and lack of blessing.

In Ezekiel 47:11, swamps left for salt mirror the salt land of judgment—both depict places of barrenness and unfruitfulness.

Hosea 2:3 Parallel

In Hosea 2:3, God makes Israel like a parched wilderness — the same desolate imagery as the cursed man's dwelling.

Job 15:30-34 also depicts the wicked as barren—his branch not green, his company barren—echoing the shrub in a salt land here.

Job 8:12 Parallel

In Job 8:12, plants wither quickly—like the desert shrub in Jeremiah, illustrating the fate of the godless.

Hebrews 6:8 Parallel

In Hebrews 6:8, land bearing thorns is cursed — agricultural barrenness imagery akin to the desert shrub.