Jeremiah 25:18

To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 25:11 specifies the result: the land becomes a ruin and people serve Babylon 70 years, directly linking the horror of v.18 to the exile timeline.

Jeremiah 44:22 echoes 'waste, horror, and curse' as the land's condition, confirming that the judgment of v.18 came to pass.

Jeremiah 1:10 commissions Jeremiah to pluck up and destroy — this judgment on Jerusalem is that commission in action.

In Jeremiah 19:3-9, the same judgment is described in graphic detail—ruin, horror, cannibalism—reinforcing the severity of the coming punishment.

In Jeremiah 21:6-10, the same threat of sword, famine, and plague is spelled out, with a choice to surrender or die—deepening the picture of Judah’s doom.

Jeremiah 24:9 uses the same language of 'horror, reproach, curse' for the exiles, reinforcing the judgment image from v.18.

Jeremiah 51:37 applies the exact 'horror and hissing' to Babylon, showing the same judgment formula used elsewhere.

Jeremiah 26:6 threatens to make Jerusalem 'a curse for all nations,' paralleling the curse language here.

Jeremiah 9:11 similarly threatens Jerusalem as a 'heap of ruins' and desolate, reinforcing this prophecy.

Jeremiah 19:8 uses identical 'desolation and hissing' language for Jerusalem, paralleling this judgment.

1 Peter 4:17 reuses the principle that judgment begins with God’s own people—exactly what Jeremiah 25:18 describes for Jerusalem.

Amos 3:2 Parallel

Amos 3:2 states that Israel’s special relationship means harsher punishment—precisely why Jerusalem drinks the cup of wrath in Jeremiah 25:18.

Isaiah 51:17-22 explicitly describes Jerusalem drinking the cup of the Lord’s wrath, the same metaphor used in Jeremiah 25, linking both prophecies.

Ezra 9:7 Historical context

Ezra 9:7 describes the exile as 'open shame, as at this day' — the realization of the ruin and scorn prophesied in v.18.

Lamentations 2:15 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 2:15 depicts the hissing and scorn actually happening to Jerusalem, fulfilling this prediction.

Daniel 9:2 Citation

Daniel 9:2 directly cites Jeremiah's prophecy of Jerusalem's desolation, confirming its fulfillment.

In 2 Chronicles 29:8, the same 'horror and hissing' phrase describes God's wrath on Judah, directly echoing this verse.

Leviticus 26:32 is the covenant curse promising the land laid waste — Jeremiah's prophecy in v.18 applies that old warning to Judah.

Psalm 60:3 Allusion

Psalm 60:3 uses the same cup of staggering imagery—God makes His people drink wine that shakes them, echoing the cup of wrath in Jeremiah.

Daniel 9:12 Parallel

Daniel 9:12 confirms that God fulfilled His words against Jerusalem with a disaster unparalleled—echoing Jeremiah’s specific prediction of ruin and horror.

Ezekiel 9:5-8 portrays judgment starting at the temple in Jerusalem, showing the same divine slaughter that Jeremiah’s cup of wrath implies.

Ezekiel 30:7 describes Egypt's desolation among ruined cities, echoing the desolation language of this verse.

Amos 2:5 Parallel

Amos 2:5 pronounces fire on Judah and Jerusalem’s strongholds—an earlier prophecy of the same judgment Jeremiah spells out in detail.