Jeremiah 23:23

Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 29:23 has God saying 'I am the one who knows' regarding secret sins — proving He is not a distant God but an eyewitness.

In 1 Kings 20:23, the Syrians mistakenly think Israel's God is only a local hill god — contrasting Jeremiah's claim that God is both near and far.

In 1 Kings 20:28, God refutes the Syrians' hill-god claim — parallel to Jeremiah's point that God is not limited by proximity.

In Psalm 139:1-10, God's omnipresence is spelled out — He is in heaven and Sheol, mirroring Jeremiah's 'near and far'.

Jonah 1:3 Contrast

In Jonah 1:3, Jonah tries to flee God's presence — contrasting Jeremiah's truth that God is everywhere, near and far.

In 2 Kings 19:27, God declares He knows Sennacherib's every move — illustrating the intimate knowledge of a God who is 'not afar off'.

Psalm 94:9 Parallel

Psalm 94:9 argues that the God who made ears and eyes surely hears and sees — answering the rhetorical challenge of a God only 'at hand'.

Psalm 139:7 Parallel

Psalm 139:7 directly echoes: there is nowhere to flee from God's Spirit — affirming He is both near and far, present everywhere.

Amos 9:3 Parallel

Amos 9:3 says hiding at the sea bottom or mountaintop cannot escape God — illustrating the inescapable God who is 'afar off' as well.

Acts 17:27 Parallel

Acts 17:27 states God is 'not far from each one of us' — a NT affirmation that God is both transcendent and near.