Jeremiah 2:37

Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 17:5, the curse on trusting in man provides the theological basis for God rejecting their allies here.

Jeremiah 37:7–10 Prophetic fulfillment

In Jeremiah 37:7-10, the same warning unfolds: trusting Egypt brings shame and defeat, as even wounded Chaldeans will burn Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 22:22 repeats the theme of shame from trusting false allies — 'lovers' go into captivity, bringing disgrace.

Jeremiah 32:5 echoes the 'you shall not succeed' with Zedekiah's failed fight against Babylon, reinforcing that trusting allies leads to failure.

Ezekiel 17:15-20 directly parallels—trusting Egypt leads to broken covenant, shame, and failure, exactly as Jeremiah 2:37 warns.

2 Chronicles 28:20 shows Ahaz trusting Assyria but being afflicted instead of helped—a direct enactment of the warning in Jeremiah 2:37.

Ezekiel 29:16 declares Egypt will never again be Israel's confidence — matching the rejected trust in Jeremiah 2:37.

Hosea 2:7 Parallel

Hosea 2:7 shows Israel pursuing lovers without success, echoing the rejection of human trusts in Jeremiah 2:37.

Numbers 14:41 uses the same 'will not succeed' warning when Israel disobeys God—showing the principle that self-reliance against God's will fails.

Hosea 10:6 Parallel

Hosea 10:6 states Israel will be ashamed of its idol — akin to the shame from relying on false help in Jeremiah 2:37.