Jeremiah 3:24
For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 11:13 expands on the 'shameful thing'—multiplying altars to Baal that consumed Israel's labor, showing the scale of idolatry.
In Jeremiah 2:26, the same theme of disgrace for Israel's leaders mirrors the shame from false gods consuming labor.
In Jeremiah 20:5, the wealth of Jerusalem is plundered by enemies, paralleling the consumption of labor by shameful gods.
Ezekiel 16:63 deepens the theme: after atonement, Israel will be silenced by shame—connecting to the shameful thing's devastation here.
Hosea 2:8 reveals Israel used God's gifts for Baal, not recognizing God gave them—matching the shameful thing consuming their labor here.
Hosea 9:10 uses the same 'thing of shame' for Baal, tracing Israel's early devotion to God then turning to that shame—echoing consumption by shame.
In Hosea 4:19, sacrifices bring shame and wind sweeps them away, directly paralleling shame from false worship.
In Ezekiel 39:26, future restoration where shame is forgotten contrasts with the present shame of consumed labor.
In Haggai 2:17, God strikes the work of their hands with blight, similar to the consumption by shameful gods in Jeremiah.
In Ezra 9:6, Ezra expresses similar shame and disgrace over sins, echoing the confession of shame from Jeremiah's context.