Jeremiah 20:8

For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 20:7, Jeremiah laments being a laughingstock all day — the same reproach he cries out about in v.8, intensifying his complaint.

In Jeremiah 6:7, the phrase 'violence and destruction' exactly matches Jeremiah 20:8, showing the city's condition matches his proclamation.

Jeremiah 6:10 shows God's word is scorned by people with uncircumcised ears — the same rejection Jeremiah faces for speaking.

Jeremiah 15:10 echoes the same complaint: being a man of strife cursed by all, reinforcing the prophet's isolation and rejection.

Jeremiah 15:15 explicitly mentions bearing reproach for God's sake, directly matching the reproach Jeremiah laments here.

Jeremiah 17:15 records people mocking 'Where is the word of the LORD?'—the same derision that makes his message a reproach here.

Jeremiah 26:8 describes the priests seizing Jeremiah for speaking God's word—the violent opposition that underlies the reproach here.

Jeremiah 5:13 dismisses false prophets as empty wind, contrasting with Jeremiah's genuine but mocked word from the Lord.

In Jeremiah 5:15-17, a distant nation devours everything — detailing the very destruction Jeremiah is compelled to announce in 20:8.

Jeremiah 15:17 shows his lonely separation due to God's hand, the same prophetic suffering that leads to mockery in the main verse.

In Jeremiah 4:19-22, the prophet laments the coming destruction with anguish — parallel to his cry of violence and destruction in 20:8.

In Jeremiah 5:6, the judgment of lion, wolf, and leopard illustrates the violence Jeremiah proclaims in 20:8 as punishment for rebellion.

In Jeremiah 6:6, God commands siege ramps against Jerusalem — a specific example of the violence Jeremiah proclaims in 20:8.

2 Chronicles 36:16 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:16 describes mocking God's prophets and despising His words — the very treatment Jeremiah endures for his message.

Lamentations 3:61-63 echoes being taunted all day long — Jeremiah's own experience of constant reproach for his prophetic word.

John 7:7 Parallel

In John 7:7, Jesus says the world hates him for testifying its works are evil — just as Jeremiah's message of violence made him a reproach.