Jeremiah 2:31

O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 2:6 recalls God's guidance through the wilderness—directly refuting Israel's claim in verse 31 that God treated them like a wilderness.

Jeremiah 2:5 asks why fathers found iniquity in God—same rhetorical question as verse 31's 'Have I been a wilderness?' highlighting Israel's unfounded rebellion.

Jeremiah 2:13 directly expands the same complaint: Israel forsook the fountain of living waters — the reason they now say they will not come.

Jeremiah 22:21 reveals that even in prosperity they refused to hear God — illustrating their long-standing 'we will not come' attitude.

Jeremiah 5:7 adds that God fed them fully yet they forsook Him and committed adultery — reinforcing the ungrateful rejection.

Deuteronomy 8:12-14 warns that fullness leads to forgetting God — exactly the pride Israel showed in saying 'we are lords'.

Revelation 3:15-17 mirrors this self-deception: Laodicea claims riches and need of nothing, just as Israel says 'We are lords' — both are rebuked for spiritual blindness.

1 Corinthians 4:8 sarcastically calls the Corinthians 'full' and 'reigning' without apostles — same spiritual pride of those who say 'we are lords'.

Hosea 13:6 Parallel

Hosea 13:6 states when they were filled, their heart was exalted and they forgot God — identical pattern of prosperity leading to apostasy.

Hosea 2:8 Parallel

Hosea 2:8 shows Israel did not recognize God gave them corn, wine, oil — same ingratitude: God provided, they used gifts for Baal.

Proverbs 30:9 prays against being full and denying God, asking 'Who is the LORD?' — the exact danger Israel fell into.

Psalm 12:4 Parallel

Psalm 12:4 records the same boast: 'our lips are our own; who is lord over us?' — an almost identical declaration of independence.

Psalm 10:4 Parallel

Psalm 10:4 says the wicked through pride will not seek God — same self-sufficient pride that refuses to come to God.

Nehemiah 9:21-25 recounts God's faithful provision in the wilderness—directly refutes Israel's claim that God was like a wilderness to them.

Deuteronomy 31:20 predicts that after eating and being full, Israel will turn to other gods — the same cycle of provision and rebellion.

Deuteronomy 32:15 describes Jeshurun waxing fat and kicking — forsaking God when prosperous, mirroring Israel's 'we are lords' attitude.

The Laodiceans' claim 'I have need of nothing' in Revelation 3:17 directly echoes Israel's boast 'we are lords'—both reveal prideful self-sufficiency that rejects dependence on God.

1 Timothy 6:17 warns against trusting in riches instead of the living God, directly addressing the self-reliant attitude that led Israel to declare independence in Jeremiah.

Deuteronomy 8:14 warns against a lifted heart that forgets God — exactly the pride behind 'We are lords' in Jeremiah.

Micah 6:3 Parallel

Micah 6:3 is another divine lament: 'what have I done to weary you?' — almost identical in tone to God's question about being a wilderness.

Ezekiel 14:5 describes Israel's heart estranged through idols — grounding the 'we are lords' self-rule in idolatry.

2 Chronicles 12:1 shows Rehoboam forsaking God after strengthening himself — parallel to Israel's 'we are lords' leading to abandonment.

Nehemiah 9:16 describes Israel dealing proudly and hardening necks — exactly the attitude of those who say 'we will come no more' in Jeremiah.

Isaiah 43:22 states Israel has not called on God and is weary of Him — directly parallel to their declaration 'we will come no more unto thee'.

Isaiah 5:4 Parallel

Isaiah 5:4 echoes God's rhetorical question about what more He could have done for His vineyard — similarly, here God asks if He has been a wilderness to Israel.

Isaiah 1:4 Parallel

Isaiah 1:4 denounces Israel for forsaking the Lord — the same rebellion as those who say 'we will come no more unto thee'.

Hosea 2:3 Contrast

Hosea 2:3 turns the wilderness image around — God will make Israel a wilderness as punishment, while here God asks if He has been one to them.

Luke 15:13 Parallel

The prodigal son in Luke 15:13 leaves his father's house and wastes his inheritance, just as Israel says 'we will come no more unto thee' and rejects God's provision.

Deuteronomy 6:11 Historical context

Deuteronomy 6:11 lists God's provision of houses and wells Israel didn't build — the backdrop for why their 'We are lords' is so ungrateful.

Judges 2:2 Parallel

Judges 2:2 rebukes Israel for disobeying God's covenant commands — a parallel rebellion to those who say 'we will come no more unto thee'.

Malachi 1:2 Parallel

In Malachi 1:2, God similarly confronts Israel's doubt of His love, echoing the accusation in Jeremiah that they treat Him as a wilderness.

The servant in Matthew 25:24 falsely accuses his master of being hard, mirroring Israel's claim that God is like a wilderness—both misjudge their Lord.

Hebrews 11:6 declares that coming to God requires faith that He rewards seekers, contrasting sharply with Israel's refusal to come, treating God as unrewarding.

2 Peter 2:10 condemns those who are self-willed and despise authority, mirroring the 'we are lords' rebellion of Israel in Jeremiah—both reject divine lordship.