Jeremiah 20:18
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 8:18, sorrow beyond healing echoes the same despair — another cry from the same heart.
Job 3:20 asks why light is given to the bitter — matching Jeremiah's question of why he came out to see trouble and sorrow.
Job 14:1 states mortals are of few days and full of trouble — directly echoing Jeremiah's complaint of a life filled with trouble and sorrow.
In Psalm 69:19, reproach and shame are known to God — directly matching Jeremiah's experience of shame in his days.
In Psalm 90:10, life's years are 'toil and trouble' — the same phrase underscores the brevity and hardship Jeremiah laments.
In Lamentations 1:12, Jerusalem's unparalleled sorrow mirrors Jeremiah's personal lament of shame and suffering.
In Lamentations 3:1, the same prophet laments affliction under God's rod — a direct parallel to Jeremiah's personal suffering.
In Acts 5:41, apostles rejoice at suffering dishonor — a stark contrast to Jeremiah's lament over shame and sorrow.
In Hebrews 12:2, Jesus despised the cross's shame — contrasting Jeremiah's despair over his own shame.
In 1 Peter 4:14-16, insult for Christ is a blessing — contrasting Jeremiah's view of his shame as sorrow.
In Genesis 3:16-19, toil and pain enter as curse — Jeremiah's 'toil and sorrow' reflects that fallen condition.
In Numbers 11:15, Moses asks God to kill him — a parallel despair to Jeremiah's wish he'd never been born.
In Ecclesiastes 4:2, the dead are more fortunate than the living — parallel to Jeremiah's lament about his birth.
In John 16:20, Jesus says sorrow will turn to joy — a contrast to Jeremiah's despair, offering hope beyond the lament.
In 1 Corinthians 4:9-13, Paul lists apostles' shame and suffering for Christ — a parallel to Jeremiah's experience but with different purpose.
In 2 Timothy 1:12, Paul says he is not ashamed despite suffering — contrasting Jeremiah's sense of shame and sorrow.