Jeremiah 27:2

Thus saith the Lord to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 27:12 shows Jeremiah delivering the yoke message to King Zedekiah, applying this symbolic command directly to the ruler.

Jeremiah 27:11 explains the yoke symbol: submitting to Babylon's yoke brings peace — directly connects to the yoke Jeremiah puts on.

Jeremiah 28:10-14 records Hananiah breaking the yoke and God's response of an iron yoke, escalating the confrontation over this symbol.

Jeremiah 28:11 has Hananiah break Jeremiah's yoke, falsely claiming deliverance — a direct challenge to the yoke symbol.

Jeremiah 28:2 presents Hananiah's false prophecy that the yoke is broken — directly contradicting Jeremiah's symbolic yoke of submission.

Jeremiah 30:8 promises future breaking of the yoke — contrasts with the present necessity of wearing it.

Jeremiah 1:10 commissions him over nations; here he enacts that role by wearing a yoke as a sign of judgment.

Jeremiah 13:1-11 uses a ruined loincloth as another object lesson—similar prophetic method, different symbol.

Jeremiah 18:2-10 uses the potter's clay to teach about God's sovereignty—another symbolic action like this yoke.

Jeremiah 19:1-11 uses a broken flask to symbolize judgment—parallel symbolic action to this yoke.

In Ezekiel 12, the prophet acts out exile by packing and digging through the wall — a strong parallel sign-act to Jeremiah's yoke.

In Isaiah 20:2-4, Isaiah walks barefoot as a sign of captivity — a parallel prophetic sign-act predicting exile and submission.

Ezekiel 12:3 has Ezekiel act out exile with baggage — parallel to Jeremiah wearing a yoke as symbolic prophecy of judgment.

Ezekiel 4:1 Parallel

In Ezekiel 4:1, Ezekiel engraves a brick to symbolize Jerusalem's siege — both prophets use objects as enacted prophecies.

In 1 Kings 11:31, Ahijah tears his garment as a sign of kingdom division — both prophets use object lessons to convey political shifts.

In 2 Chronicles 18:10, Zedekiah's iron horns parallel Jeremiah's yoke — both prophets use objects to symbolize impending action.

In 1 Kings 22:11, Zedekiah uses iron horns as a prophetic sign — parallel use of physical objects to symbolize God's message.

In 1 Kings 20:35, a prophet asks to be struck as a sign — both involve prophetic symbolic acts, though different in form.