Jeremiah 2:25

Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 18:12 repeats the same defiant phrase 'It’s no use' from Jeremiah 2:25, showing persistent stubbornness.

Jeremiah 13:22 explains that Israel's shame (lifted skirts) comes from their iniquity — echoing the 'it is hopeless' persistence in Jeremiah 2:25 that leads to punishment.

Jeremiah 14:10 states they 'loved to wander' and did not restrain their feet—directly explaining the same wandering after foreigners in Jer 2:25.

Jeremiah 8:6 shows their refusal to repent, each turning his own course—mirroring the stubborn 'I have loved foreigners' in Jer 2:25.

Jeremiah 6:16 repeats the same refusal: they are told to walk in the good way but say 'We will not walk in it'—echoing the defiant hopelessness of Jer 2:25.

Jeremiah 44:17 shows the people defending idolatry as beneficial, contrasting with the exhaustion it causes in Jeremiah 2:25.

Jeremiah 3:13 calls Israel to confess their adultery with foreign gods, the same sin driving the exhaustion in Jeremiah 2:25.

Romans 2:5 Parallel

Romans 2:5 directly links stubbornness and an unrepentant heart to storing up wrath—exactly the outcome of Israel's 'hopeless' attitude here.

Isaiah 57:10 describes the same weary persistence in idolatry without giving up, directly echoing Jeremiah 2:25's theme.

Deuteronomy 32:16 shows Israel provoking God to jealousy with strange gods—exactly the 'foreigners' Israel says they love here.

Deuteronomy 29:20 adds that God's anger and curses follow such stubbornness—the consequence of Israel's hopeless attitude in Jeremiah 2:25.

Ezekiel 16:32 calls Israel an adulterous wife who receives strangers—the same spiritual adultery imagery as loving foreigners in Jer 2:25.

Ezekiel 37:11 has Israel saying 'our hope is lost'—the same hopelessness as 'It is hopeless' in Jer 2:25, now in a context of promised restoration.

Hosea 2:5 Parallel

Hosea 2:5 has the unfaithful wife saying 'I will go after my lovers'—almost verbatim the confession of loving foreigners in Jer 2:25.

Deuteronomy 28:48 describes serving enemies in hunger and thirst — the very thirst Jeremiah 2:25 warns against as a consequence of pursuing foreign lovers.

Hosea 2:3 Parallel

Hosea 2:3 threatens to make Israel a parched land with thirst, mirroring the dry throat from idolatrous pursuit in Jeremiah 2:25.

Isaiah 20:2-4 uses barefoot as a sign of shame and exile, paralleling the bare feet from pursuing idols in Jeremiah 2:25.

2 Chronicles 28:22 records King Ahaz becoming more unfaithful in distress—the same pattern as Israel saying 'It is hopeless' and persisting in idolatry.

Deuteronomy 29:19 describes a person who boasts 'I have peace' while walking in stubbornness—mirroring Israel's stubborn refusal to turn from idols here.

Romans 2:4 Contrast

Romans 2:4 explains God's kindness is meant to lead to repentance—contrasting with Israel's despairing refusal to turn from idols here.