Jeremiah 29:13

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 24:7, the same promise of returning with all heart leads to knowing God — echoing the condition for finding Him.

Jeremiah 3:10 contrasts true seeking with all heart against Judah's pretense — highlighting the sincerity required here.

Deuteronomy 4:29-31 uses nearly identical language—seeking God with all heart and finding Him—promising mercy and restoration.

Luke 11:10 Allusion

Luke 11:10 reinforces the promise: everyone who seeks finds — a direct echo of the principle in Jeremiah.

Luke 11:9 Allusion

Luke 11:9 mirrors 'seek and you will find' as a core teaching on prayer — the same promise in the NT.

Amos 5:4-6 directly commands 'Seek me and live' — a strong parallel warning that seeking God is a matter of life and death.

Joel 2:12 Parallel

Joel 2:12 calls for returning to God with all your heart — the same phrase and condition for finding God.

Isaiah 55:6 Parallel

Isaiah 55:6 uses the same 'seek and find' language, adding urgency: seek while He may be found, while He is near.

Psalm 119:145 cries out with a whole heart to keep statutes — matching Jeremiah's call to seek God with all your heart.

Psalm 119:69 shows the same wholehearted devotion — keeping God's precepts with all one's heart, echoing the seeking here.

Psalm 119:58 says 'I have sought your face with all my heart' — same wholehearted seeking that leads to God's grace.

Psalm 119:10 declares 'I seek you with all my heart' — a personal prayer echoing the promise of being found.

Psalm 119:2 Parallel

Psalm 119:2 blesses those who seek Him with all heart — directly matching the condition for finding God here.

Deuteronomy 30:1-20 expands the call to return to God with all heart, promising blessing and restoration after exile.

Deuteronomy 30:10 also calls for turning to God with all heart and soul, reinforcing the wholehearted devotion required.

Deuteronomy 30:2 commands returning to God with all heart and soul — the same wholehearted seeking that guarantees finding.

2 Kings 23:3 describes covenant renewal with all heart and soul — a public commitment to wholehearted obedience.

2 Chronicles 31:21 says Hezekiah sought God wholeheartedly in his work — living out the wholehearted seeking that finds God.

2 Chronicles 15:12 describes a covenant to seek God with all heart and soul — a communal application of the same condition.

1 Chronicles 28:9 promises that if you seek God with a whole heart, you will find him — directly echoing Jeremiah 29:13.

2 Kings 23:25 says Josiah turned to God with all his heart — a clear example of the wholehearted seeking promised here.

Psalm 145:18 states God is near to those who call on Him in truth — matching the promise here that wholehearted seekers find Him.

Isaiah 45:19 declares that God does not say 'seek me in vain' — confirming that wholehearted seeking here will not be futile.

Matthew 7:7 Allusion

In Matthew 7:7, Jesus uses the same 'seek and find' formula, affirming that wholehearted seeking leads to discovery.

Isaiah 58:9 Parallel

In Isaiah 58:9, God promises to answer when we call — a parallel promise that those who seek wholeheartedly will find Him responsive.

Psalm 9:10 Parallel

Psalm 9:10 directly promises that God never forsakes those who seek Him — reinforcing the assurance here that wholehearted seeking finds God.

In Hebrews 11:6, God rewards those who earnestly seek Him — a direct echo of Jeremiah's promise of finding when sought with all heart.

Psalm 27:8 Allusion

Psalm 27:8 echoes the command to seek God's face with whole heart — the same seeking that leads to finding here.

2 Chronicles 6:37-39 echoes Solomon's prayer for exiles who repent, reinforcing the same promise of God's response to wholehearted seeking.

1 Kings 8:47-50 records Solomon's prayer that God would hear repentant exiles, paralleling Jeremiah's promise of finding God when sought.

Leviticus 26:40–45 Historical context

Leviticus 26:40-45 describes confession and covenant remembrance as the path to restoration, providing the covenantal basis for seeking God with all heart.

Hosea 5:15 Parallel

Hosea 5:15 shows God withdrawing until His people earnestly seek His face in their misery — similar earnest seeking.

Isaiah 55:7 Parallel

Isaiah 55:7 expands seeking to include repentance and turning from sin, promising mercy and pardon.

Psalm 27:4 Parallel

Psalm 27:4 exemplifies single-minded desire to dwell with God — the kind of wholehearted seeking that finds Him.

1 John 3:22 Parallel

1 John 3:22 adds that obedience brings answered prayer, echoing the condition of seeking with all heart.

James 1:5 Parallel

In James 1:5, asking God for wisdom is a specific way of seeking, with assurance He gives generously.

1 John 5:14 Parallel

1 John 5:14 assures that prayer according to God's will is heard—similar to the promise for wholehearted seekers.

In Zephaniah 2:3, the call to seek the Lord with humility echoes the wholehearted seeking, though with a conditional 'perhaps'.

Zephaniah 2:1-3 urges seeking righteousness and humility to be sheltered on the day of the Lord's anger — parallel seeking for refuge.

Hosea 6:1-3 calls for returning to the Lord after judgment, promising healing and restoration — a parallel call to seek.

1 Kings 2:4 Parallel

1 Kings 2:4 conditions David's throne on walking before God with all heart and soul — a parallel wholehearted devotion.