Jeremiah 2:12

Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 6:19 similarly summons the earth to witness judgment, reinforcing the cosmic call in Jeremiah 2:12.

Jeremiah 5:30 uses the same 'appalling and horrible' language to describe Israel's sin, echoing the heavens' shock here.

In Jeremiah 22:29, the same prophetic call addresses the land instead of heavens, reinforcing the cosmic witness motif.

Deuteronomy 32:1 uses the identical 'Give ear, O heavens' formula, establishing a tradition of calling creation to witness Israel's covenant breaking.

Isaiah 1:2 Allusion

Isaiah 1:2 also summons heaven and earth as witnesses against rebellious children, directly echoing Deuteronomy's covenant lawsuit language.

Deuteronomy 4:26 again calls heaven and earth as witnesses against idolatry, the same covenantal pattern Jeremiah invokes.

Deuteronomy 30:19 similarly calls heaven and earth to witness the choice between life and death, reinforcing Jeremiah's prophetic lawsuit.

Micah 6:2 Parallel

Micah 6:2 calls mountains and foundations to hear God's dispute, a similar cosmic courtroom scene but with different addressees.