Jeremiah 18:23

Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 18:18 Historical context

Jeremiah 18:18 records the plots against Jeremiah that he refers to in his prayer — direct narrative link to the same event.

Jeremiah 15:15 is another prayer for vengeance on persecutors — same imprecatory theme and appeal to God's knowledge.

Jeremiah 11:18-20 describes a plot to kill Jeremiah and his plea for vengeance — nearly identical situation and prayer.

Jeremiah 11:14 commands not to pray for the people because God will not hear—contrasting with Jeremiah's own imprecatory prayer.

Jeremiah 8:12 predicts the shame and fall of the unrepentant, aligning with Jeremiah's prayer for judgment in the same prophetic context.

Nehemiah 4:5 explicitly asks God not to cover their iniquity or blot out sin, nearly identical to Jeremiah's request.

Psalm 69:22-28 includes pleas to blot out the wicked from the book of life, directly paralleling Jeremiah's 'blot not out' reversal.

Psalm 109:14 asks that the sin of the mother not be blotted out, using the same 'blot out sin' phrase as Jeremiah's prayer.

Isaiah 2:9 Parallel

Isaiah 2:9 concludes 'therefore forgive them not'—a direct imperative matching Jeremiah's request for no forgiveness.

Lamentations 1:22 asks God to deal with enemies as they dealt with the speaker — identical theme of retribution against persecutors.

Isaiah 44:22 says God sweeps away offenses — contrasting Jeremiah's request to not blot out sins, showing God's willingness to forgive.

Psalm 51:1 Contrast

Psalm 51:1 pleads for God to blot out transgressions in mercy — the exact opposite of Jeremiah asking not to blot out sins.

Isaiah 10:3 Parallel

Isaiah 10:3 also speaks of a 'day of reckoning' — a time of divine judgment mirroring Jeremiah's plea for God to act in anger.

Psalm 109:15 continues the curse asking that memory of them be cut off, reinforcing Jeremiah's desire for complete judgment.

Psalm 64:2 Parallel

Psalm 64:2 asks to be hidden from plots of evildoers — similar to Jeremiah facing deadly plots, but a prayer for protection rather than judgment.

Psalm 59:5 Parallel

Psalm 59:5 calls God to awaken against wicked transgressors, asking no mercy—matching Jeremiah's plea for no forgiveness.

Psalm 37:32 Parallel

Psalm 37:32 describes the wicked lying in wait for the righteous — the same scenario behind Jeremiah's prayer for judgment.

Psalm 35:4 Parallel

Psalm 35:4 prays for enemies to be shamed and turned back, a direct imprecatory parallel to Jeremiah's desire for their overthrow.

Nehemiah 4:4 is a comparable imprecatory prayer asking God to turn reproach on enemies, echoing Jeremiah's plea for judgment.