Jeremiah 2:36
Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 2:18 had already condemned trusting Egypt and Assyria; now 2:36 repeats the same shame from Egypt.
Jeremiah 2:37 continues immediately: rejected by Egypt, hands on head — the shame promised here is spelled out.
In Jeremiah 2:26, the same shame is pronounced on Israel — a thief caught, just as they are disgraced by their failed alliances.
Jeremiah 2:33 describes Israel's skilled pursuit of 'love' — a metaphor for the same unfaithful seeking of foreign alliances in 2:36.
Jeremiah 2:23 uses the 'swift young camel' image to depict the same restless unfaithfulness — here chasing Baals, there chasing alliances.
Jeremiah 37:7 records Judah's reliance on Egypt's army — a direct fulfillment of the disappointment with Egypt warned about in 2:36.
In Jeremiah 14:10, God says they loved to wander and did not restrain feet — the same restless, shameful pattern of changing ways.
In Jeremiah 30:14, all your lovers have forgotten you — directly echoing the shame from Egypt and Assyria here.
Jeremiah 31:22 offers hope for the same wandering — God will create a new thing, turning unfaithfulness around, unlike the disappointment here.
Lamentations 4:17 echoes Israel's vain hope in a nation that cannot save, illustrating the shame of relying on foreign powers.
Lamentations 5:6 shows Israel giving allegiance to Egypt and Assyria for bread, mirroring the changing ways that lead to shame.
Ezekiel 29:7 describes Egypt as a broken staff that tears the shoulder when leaned on, fulfilling the shame of reliance on Egypt.
Hosea 5:13 shows Ephraim turning to Assyria for healing but finding no cure — exactly the disappointment with foreign alliances in 2:36.
Hosea 7:11 calls Ephraim a senseless dove calling to Egypt then Assyria — the same frantic alliance-hopping condemned in 2:36.
Hosea 10:6 declares that Israel will be ashamed of its own counsel for relying on Assyria, directly echoing this shame.
Hosea 12:1 describes Ephraim making treaties with Assyria and sending oil to Egypt — the very reliance on foreign powers that 2:36 warns against.
2 Chronicles 28:16 records Ahaz seeking help from Assyria, a historical instance of the very reliance that brings shame here.
Isaiah 31:1-3 warns against trusting Egypt instead of God — the same rebuke as 2:36 for seeking security in foreign powers.
Isaiah 30:1-7 condemns relying on Egypt for help, calling her 'Rahab the Do-Nothing' — echoing 2:36's warning of worthless alliances.
Isaiah 20:5 pronounces shame on those who trust in Cush and Egypt — the same disappointment with foreign alliances as in 2:36.
2 Chronicles 28:21 notes that Ahaz's tribute to Assyria did not help him, reinforcing the futility and shame of such alliances.
2 Chronicles 28:20 shows Assyria afflicting Ahaz instead of helping, confirming the shame from trusting in Assyria.
In Isaiah 36:9, Rabshakeh mocks reliance on Egypt — reinforcing the futility and shame of trusting that nation.
Isaiah 30:5 directly describes the shame from relying on Egypt — the same outcome Israel faces here for changing alliances.
In Ezekiel 16:28, Israel's whoring with Assyria then Egypt parallels the shame from both here.
In Ezekiel 29:6, Egypt is a staff of reed — explaining why trusting Egypt brings shame here.
In Ezekiel 29:16, Egypt will never again be Israel's reliance — reinforcing the lesson from this verse.
In Hosea 2:7, Israel pursues lovers but cannot find them — mirroring the vain changing of ways here.
Hosea 14:3 calls for a turn away from relying on Assyria, contrasting the persistent sin here with the call to repentance.
Isaiah 57:10 shows Israel wearied by their long way yet persisting — echoing the restless, self-defeating pattern of seeking help elsewhere.
Psalm 119:101 contrasts by showing the psalmist restraining feet from evil ways, while Israel freely changes alliances into shame.
In Judges 2:2, Israel's failure to break down altars leads to a snare — mirroring the pattern of unfaithful alliances and resulting shame.