Jeremiah 2:26
As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 2:13, Israel forsakes God for broken cisterns—the sin that leads to their thief-like shame in this verse.
Jeremiah 32:32 repeats the exact list of leaders—kings, officials, priests, prophets—as being the source of evil.
Jeremiah 3:24 adds that shameful things from youth consumed their fathers' labor, linking idolatry to the shame mentioned here.
Jeremiah 3:25 shows the fitting response to this shame: confession and lying down in dishonor, acknowledging sin.
Jeremiah 48:27 mocks Israel as found among thieves—the same thief image is used to deride Israel.
Jeremiah 22:22 warns shepherds they will be ashamed and confounded—directly parallel to the disgrace of leaders here.
Jeremiah 17:13 declares shame on those who forsake the Lord—the same theme of disgrace, here applied to all who turn away.
Jeremiah 23:1 pronounces woe on shepherds who scatter the flock—same condemnation of leaders, though shame not explicit.
In Jeremiah 14:3, nobles are ashamed when water fails—echoing the disgrace of leaders in the main verse, but in a drought context.
Nehemiah 9:32-34 echoes the same leaders and confesses their failure to keep the law—a later reflection of this shame.
Daniel 9:6 parallels the list of leaders who ignored prophets, showing the persistent pattern of disobedience.
Isaiah 1:29 warns of shame for idolatrous oaks, reinforcing the same disgrace from unfaithfulness.
Ezra 9:7 recounts the historical realization of this shame—great guilt leading to captivity under foreign kings.
Isaiah 45:16 describes makers of idols going away in disgrace—echoing the shame of Israel caught in sin here.
In Isaiah 44:11, idol makers and worshippers are shamed together—parallel to Israel's collective shame in this verse.
Isaiah 42:17 says idolaters are put to shame—just as Israel here is ashamed for their idolatry.
Ezekiel 16:54 speaks of bearing disgrace and being ashamed—a strong parallel to the shame pronounced on Israel here.
Daniel 9:7 confesses open shame for Israel's treachery—directly parallels the disgrace of the house of Israel here.
Zechariah 13:4 specifically says prophets will be put to shame—directly echoing the shame of prophets in Jeremiah.
Proverbs 6:30 provides an exception where a thief is not despised—contrasting with Israel's willful sin that warrants shame.
Hosea 4:7 connects increased sin to shame—matching Jeremiah's theme that Israel's sin leads to public disgrace.
Hosea 4:19 says Israel will be put to shame because of their idolatrous sacrifices—parallel to the thief-like shame in Jeremiah.
Hosea 10:6 shows Israel ashamed when their idol is carried away—similar to being caught like a thief in Jeremiah.
Romans 6:21 connects shame over past sins with their ultimate end—death—deepening the gravity of Israel's shame.