Jeremiah 3:10
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 42:20 exposes the remnant's deceitful hearts when asking for prayer — the same pretense as Judah's return in 3:10.
Jeremiah 29:13 conditions finding God on seeking with all your heart — contrasting with Judah's half-hearted pretense in 3:10.
Jeremiah 24:7 promises a future wholehearted return to God — the exact opposite of the pretended return in 3:10.
Jeremiah 11:10 shows Judah turning back to ancestral sins and breaking covenant, reinforcing that their return in 3:10 was only pretense.
Hosea 7:14 says they did not cry to God with their heart, paralleling the half-hearted turning condemned in this verse.
Psalm 78:36 describes Israel flattering God with their mouths but lying, directly parallel to Judah's feigned turning here.
Psalm 78:37 says their heart was not right, matching the 'not with whole heart' complaint in this verse.
Deuteronomy 30:2 calls for returning with all heart and soul; Jeremiah 3:10 reveals Judah's return was insincere, contradicting that command.
Hosea 7:16 calls Israel a treacherous bow — unreliable and deceitful, just like Judah's pretended wholeheartedness in 3:10.
Hosea 6:4 compares Judah's love to fleeting morning dew — a perfect image for the insincere, temporary return in 3:10.
In Isaiah 31:6, God calls Israel to turn from revolt; Jeremiah 3:10 shows Judah's turn was only pretense, not genuine repentance.
Isaiah 29:13 condemns lip-service with hearts far away—the same insincerity Jeremiah 3:10 describes in Judah's return.
Psalm 119:10 declares wholehearted seeking; Jeremiah 3:10 shows Judah's return lacked that wholeheartedness.
In 2 Chronicles 34:32, the people publicly commit to the covenant; Jeremiah 3:10 exposes that commitment was not wholehearted—only pretense.
In 1 Kings 8:48, Solomon prays for a wholehearted return; Jeremiah 3:10 shows Judah's return was only outward, not matching that ideal.
In Deuteronomy 4:29, wholehearted seeking is commanded; Jeremiah 3:10 exposes Judah's return as mere pretense, not meeting that standard.
Isaiah 59:13 lists 'lying words' and turning from God — a catalogue of insincerity that mirrors Judah's pretended return in Jeremiah.
2 Chronicles 34:33 records Judah's faithful service under Josiah, contrasting sharply with their feigned turning here.
Isaiah 10:6 calls Israel a hypocritical nation, the same charge levelled at Judah's insincere repentance here.
Psalm 17:1 prays with lips free of deceit; Jeremiah 3:10 condemns Judah's pretense, the opposite of such sincerity.
2 Chronicles 35:1-18 describes Josiah's great Passover, highlighting the outward observance that Judah's half-hearted repentance contradicted.
2 Timothy 1:5 recalls Timothy's 'sincere faith' — a genuine, unhypocritical faith unlike Judah's pretended return.
Hebrews 10:22 urges drawing near with a 'true heart' — the very sincerity Judah lacked in her insincere return.