Jeremiah 23:12

Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 11:23 uses the identical phrase 'year of their visitation' for judgment on Anathoth — the same divine punishment formula.

Jeremiah 13:16 uses the same imagery of stumbling in darkness as judgment, directly reinforcing this metaphor.

Jeremiah 48:44 repeats 'the year of their visitation' for Moab's judgment — the same phrase applied to another nation.

Jeremiah 6:15 also mentions 'the time that I visit them' for shameful false prophets — directly parallel judgment on the same group.

Psalm 35:6 Allusion

Psalm 35:6 prays for enemies' way to be dark and slippery—identical language to the judgment pronounced here.

Psalm 73:18 Parallel

Psalm 73:18 says God sets the wicked in slippery places to fall—the same fate declared for the false prophets.

Job 18:18 Parallel

Job 18:18 speaks of the wicked thrust from light into darkness—similar to being driven into darkness and falling.

John 12:35 Parallel

John 12:35 warns that darkness overtakes those who do not walk in the light—a NT echo of stumbling in darkness.

1 John 2:11 Parallel

In 1 John 2:11, walking in darkness and not knowing where one goes parallels the stumbling in darkness here — both depict moral blindness leading to a fall.

Proverbs 4:19 Related theme

Proverbs 4:19 describes the wicked's way as deep darkness where they stumble—a general parallel to this judgment.

Isaiah 8:22 Related theme

Isaiah 8:22 depicts distress and thick darkness as judgment—consistent with the darkness imagery used here.

Jude 1:13 Related theme

Jude 1:13 reserves 'blackness of darkness' for false teachers — the same fate of darkness awaits those who lead others astray.