Jeremiah 21:13

Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the Lord; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 7:4 similarly condemns false security in the temple, matching the boastful trust in location here.

Jeremiah 49:4 uses nearly identical language against Ammon, condemning boastful trust in valleys and treasures.

Jeremiah 49:16 condemns Edom's pride in dwelling in rock clefts, mirroring Jerusalem's false security as a 'rock of the plain'.

Jeremiah 22:23 uses similar 'nestled in cedars' imagery for Jerusalem's pride, foretelling pain like childbirth.

Jeremiah 23:30-32 repeats the same formula 'Behold, I am against' — there against false prophets, here against Jerusalem's boastful inhabitants.

In Jeremiah 50:31, the identical 'Behold, I am against you, O proud one' is addressed to Babylon — same formula, different target of divine opposition.

Jeremiah 51:25 uses the same 'Behold, I am against you' against Babylon as a destroying mountain — the formulaic declaration of divine opposition is identical.

Lamentations 4:12 expresses the world's disbelief that Jerusalem could be conquered, directly relating to the arrogant security condemned here.

Micah 3:11 Parallel

Micah 3:11 shows Jerusalem's leaders' false confidence that 'the LORD is in our midst', same delusion rebuked here.

Obadiah 1:3 Parallel

Obadiah 1:3 similarly condemns Edom's pride in rock dwellings, directly echoing the boastful security of Jerusalem here.

Ezekiel 5:8 Parallel

Ezekiel 5:8 repeats 'I am against you' directly to Jerusalem, reinforcing the same divine judgment.

Ezekiel 21:3 also says 'I am against you' to Israel, threatening sword judgment—identical formula.

Ezekiel 26:3 uses the same 'I am against you' against Tyre, a proud city, paralleling this oracle.

Ezekiel 28:22 declares 'I am against you' to Sidon, echoing the same judgment formula against a city.

2 Samuel 5:6 Historical context

2 Samuel 5:6 records the Jebusites' boast that even the blind and lame could defend Jerusalem, echoing the same arrogant security.

Psalm 125:2 Contrast

Psalm 125:2 describes God's protective surrounding of Jerusalem as mountains, contrasting with the boastful security that God here condemns.

Ezekiel 35:3 also begins 'Behold, I am against you' — the same divine judgment formula against a different foe.

Nahum 2:13 Parallel

Nahum 2:13 uses the identical 'Behold, I am against you' declaration against Nineveh.