Jeremiah 18:22
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 18:20 is the immediate preceding verse: the same enemies who dug a pit and plotted against Jeremiah are now facing sudden judgment.
Jeremiah 20:10 describes the same conspiracy — enemies plotting to entrap Jeremiah — reinforcing the context of the cry for judgment in Jeremiah 18:22.
Jeremiah 6:26 warns 'the destroyer will come suddenly,' directly echoing the sudden invasion and cry in this verse.
Jeremiah 5:26 describes the wicked setting traps to catch people — the same metaphor of hunters laying snares as in Jeremiah's prayer.
Jeremiah 47:2-3 predicts Philistia's invasion with people crying out at enemy chariots, echoing the cry from houses here.
Jeremiah 4:20 speaks of disaster upon disaster and sudden destruction, paralleling the sudden invasion here.
Jeremiah 47:3 describes the noise of horses and chariots causing terror — the same sudden war sound that triggers the cry in Jeremiah 18:22.
Jeremiah 25:34-36 describes shepherds crying out as their pasture is destroyed, similar to the cry from houses under invasion.
Jeremiah 20:16 also calls for a battle cry and destruction on an enemy — similar imprecatory tone and plea for a sudden cry.
Jeremiah 4:19 also hears the battle cry and anguish, matching the cry from houses when invaders suddenly come.
Jeremiah 48:3-5 records a cry of destruction over Moab — echoing the same cry of sudden judgment heard in Jeremiah 18:22.
Jeremiah 4:31 cries like a woman in labor, similar to the cry from houses as invaders arrive here.
Psalm 140:5 describes hidden snares, nets, and traps set by the proud — nearly identical language to Jeremiah's pit and snares.
Psalm 64:5 explicitly mentions enemies 'laying snares secretly' — the exact same trap imagery as the hidden snares in Jeremiah.
Psalm 142:3 speaks of a hidden snare in the path — nearly identical language to Jeremiah's complaint about snares for his feet.
Psalm 141:9 also prays for protection from hidden snares set by enemies — the same trap imagery and plea.
Psalm 119:110 says the wicked laid a snare for the psalmist — directly parallels the hidden snares set for Jeremiah.
Matthew 22:15 shows Pharisees plotting to 'entangle' Jesus — a verbal snare, mirroring the physical traps in Jeremiah.
Zephaniah 1:10 announces a cry from the fish gate and howling — the same language of lament used in Jeremiah 18:22 for sudden judgment.
Psalm 56:5-7 describes enemies lurking and watching the psalmist's steps — a similar theme of hostile surveillance and waiting to harm.
Psalm 124:7 celebrates escape from a fowler's snare — the deliverance side of the same snare imagery Jeremiah laments.
Psalm 94:13 promises a pit dug for the wicked — reversed situation: here the trap is for evildoers, not the speaker.
Zephaniah 1:11 commands howling because merchants are destroyed — a cry of ruin that mirrors the cry from houses in Jeremiah 18:22.
Psalm 64:4 depicts enemies shooting arrows from hiding — another image of covert attack, though using weapons rather than pits or snares.