Jeremiah 2:19

Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 2:19 spells out the consequence of the alliances in verse 18 – a direct contextual link within the same prophecy.

Jeremiah 3:6-8 describes Israel's apostasy leading to divorce — the same pattern of unfaithfulness bringing consequences as here.

Jeremiah 5:22 rebukes Israel's stubborn, rebellious heart — the root of the backsliding that corrects itself in Jeremiah 2:19.

Jeremiah 5:6 warns that wild animals will destroy them because of their many apostasies — directly illustrating the discipline from apostasy.

Jeremiah 4:18 echoes the same truth: 'Your ways have brought this upon you' — parallel to the self-correcting evil in Jeremiah 2:19.

In Jeremiah 3:14, God calls 'backsliding children' to return—contrasting the rebuke here with an invitation to repentance.

Jeremiah 30:15 states affliction comes from 'the multitude of thine iniquity'—same causal link between sin and suffering as in 2:19.

Jeremiah 19:4 repeats 'they have forsaken me' and adds idolatry—reinforcing the same indictment of abandoning God.

Jeremiah 18:15 says 'my people have forgotten me'—parallel to 'the fear of me is not in you' in 2:19, both describing the root sin.

Jeremiah 15:6 directly states 'you have forsaken me'—the same charge as 2:19, linking forsaking with divine judgment.

Jeremiah 7:19 adds that provoking God leads to self-inflicted confusion—same principle of sin boomeranging back on the sinner.

Jeremiah 8:5 laments that Jerusalem persists in apostasy — the same unfaithfulness that brings the discipline described here.

Jeremiah 3:11-14, after discipline, calls Israel to return — showing the hope that follows the judgment described in Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 3:25 confesses shame from sin—matching the theme that backslidings bring self-inflicted rebuke and humiliation.

In Jeremiah 14:7, the people confess 'our backslidings are many'—acknowledging the same sin that brings correction in the main verse.

Romans 3:18 Citation

In Romans 3:18, Paul quotes Psalm 36:1 ('no fear of God') — the same absence of reverence Jeremiah connects to wickedness and correction.

Hosea 5:5 Parallel

Hosea 5:5 says pride testifies against Israel and they stumble in iniquity — mirroring Jeremiah's 'apostasies will reprove you'.

Hosea 11:7 Parallel

Hosea 11:7 says Israel is 'bent on turning away' — this persistent backsliding is exactly what brings reproof in Jeremiah 2:19.

Zechariah 7:11 shows Israel refusing to pay attention — the stubbornness that in Jeremiah 2:19 brings its own correction.

Isaiah 3:9 Parallel

Isaiah 3:9 says they brought evil on themselves — identical to Jeremiah's theme that one's own sin brings discipline.

Proverbs 5:22 describes the wicked captured by their own iniquities — the same self-inflicted bondage as in Jeremiah.

Proverbs 1:31 echoes the same principle: sinners eat the fruit of their own ways, just as Jeremiah says evil disciplines them.

Psalm 36:1 Parallel

Psalm 36:1 states 'no fear of God before his eyes,' directly matching Jeremiah's 'fear of Me is not in you' — both link wickedness to absence of reverence.

Isaiah 50:1 Parallel

Isaiah 50:1 states Israel was sold for their iniquities — the same causal link between sin and suffering as in Jeremiah.

Ezekiel 16:59 echoes the same divine logic: God repays covenant-breaking with commensurate judgment.

1 Kings 9:9 Parallel

1 Kings 9:9 directly states that forsaking the LORD brings calamity — the very cause-and-effect Jeremiah describes as wickedness correcting Israel.

Hosea 13:9 Parallel

Hosea 13:9 declares Israel has destroyed themselves, matching the self-inflicted punishment in the main verse.

In 1 Kings 18:18, Elijah blames Ahab's family for forsaking God, bringing trouble — a direct parallel to Jeremiah's cause-and-effect of forsaking the LORD.

Hosea 7:2 Parallel

Hosea 7:2 says their own deeds encompass them, directly paralleling the idea that wickedness itself corrects.

In 2 Chronicles 12:2, transgression against the Lord brings Shishak's invasion — a historical example of evil correcting as Jeremiah warns.

Ezekiel 39:24 states God deals with them according to their uncleanness, matching the theme of sin's own punishment.

In 2 Chronicles 12:5, the prophet Shemaiah explicitly states that forsaking the Lord leads to being handed over to enemies — directly illustrating the correction.

In 2 Chronicles 24:20, Zechariah declares that forsaking the Lord results in being forsaken — the same cause-and-effect as in Jeremiah.

In 2 Chronicles 28:6, massive defeat comes because they forsook God — a concrete instance of backsliding bringing reproof.

In Psalm 107:17, fools are afflicted because of their transgressions — the same principle that sin brings its own punishment.

In Proverbs 13:15, the way of transgressors is hard — directly parallel to the bitter correction evil brings.

In Proverbs 14:14, the backslider is filled with his own ways — a perfect match for backslidings reproving you.

Hosea 14:1 Parallel

Hosea 14:1 calls Israel to return because they stumbled by iniquity — the same sin that corrects them in Jeremiah 2:19.

Lamentations 5:16 mourns 'woe unto us, that we have sinned!'—a fitting lament for the evil and bitter forsaking described in 2:19.

Hosea 4:16 Parallel

Hosea 4:16 depicts Israel as a stubborn heifer — this same stubbornness leads to the self-inflicted correction in Jeremiah 2:19.

Micah 1:5 Parallel

Micah 1:5 identifies sin as the cause of judgment, reinforcing that transgression brings its own consequences.

Zephaniah 1:17 shows distress comes because they sinned, aligning with the principle that sin leads to punishment.

In Genesis 42:21, Joseph's brothers recognize their guilt brings distress — echoing Jeremiah's theme that wickedness itself corrects and rebukes.