Jeremiah 20:16

And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 18:8, God promises to relent if a nation repents—contrasting the unrepentant cities in Jeremiah's curse that were overthrown without mercy.

In Jeremiah 26:13, the call to repent so God will relent directly contrasts the cities that did not repent and were destroyed.

Genesis 19:24 Historical context

Genesis 19:24 records God raining fire on Sodom — the very event Jeremiah invokes as a model of destruction without pity.

Genesis 19:25 Historical context

Genesis 19:25 describes the total overthrow of Sodom's cities and inhabitants, the same destruction Jeremiah wishes on his enemy.

Deuteronomy 29:23 describes the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with brimstone and salt, echoing the 'cities the LORD overthrew' in Jeremiah.

Amos 4:11 Allusion

Amos 4:11 directly references God overthrowing like Sodom and Gomorrah, the same example Jeremiah uses.

Jonah 3:9 Contrast

In Jonah 3:9, the king hopes God will repent—a direct contrast to the cities God overthrew without relenting.

Jonah 3:10 Contrast

In Jonah 3:10, God repents of the disaster because Nineveh repented, opposite to the unrepentant cities in Jeremiah.

Jonah 4:2 Contrast

In Jonah 4:2, Jonah describes God as relenting from evil—contrasting God's refusal to relent toward the cities Jeremiah curses.

Zephaniah 2:9 pronounces Moab will become like Sodom, using the same destruction as a pattern, as Jeremiah does.

Luke 17:29 Allusion

Luke 17:29 recounts fire and sulfur from heaven destroying Sodom, the event Jeremiah alludes to as a curse.

2 Peter 2:6 Allusion

In 2 Peter 2:6, the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah is cited as an example of judgment, echoing the same unrepentant cities Jeremiah alludes to.

Jude 1:7 Allusion

In Jude 1:7, Sodom and Gomorrah are again used as an example of eternal fire, reinforcing the imagery of unrepentant cities in Jeremiah.

In Ezekiel 16:50, Sodom's sin and removal are detailed—these are the towns 'the Lord overthrew without pity' that Jeremiah references.

Hosea 11:8 Contrast

Hosea 11:8 shows God's compassion and reluctance to destroy, contrasting with the 'without pity' destruction Jeremiah cites.