Jeremiah 3:25

We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 3:13 directly parallels this confession, urging acknowledgment of iniquity and disobedience from youth — the same call to repentance.

In Jeremiah 22:21, God charges Judah with disobeying from youth — reinforcing the persistent rebellion confessed here.

Jeremiah 2:2 recalls Israel's early devotion, contrasting sharply with the confession of sin from youth.

In Jeremiah 2:17, the cause of shame is identified as forsaking God, explaining why the confession in 3:25 is made.

In Jeremiah 2:26, disgrace of a thief caught mirrors the lying down in shame in Jeremiah's confession.

Jeremiah 32:30 states Israel and Judah did evil 'from their youth' — matching the same timeframe of sin acknowledged in this confession.

Jeremiah 31:19 explicitly mentions being 'ashamed and confounded' and the 'reproach of my youth' — mirroring the shame and lifelong sin confessed here.

Jeremiah 14:20 is a nearly identical confession: 'We acknowledge our wickedness and the iniquity of our fathers' — reinforcing the collective guilt here.

In Jeremiah 2:19, wickedness brings punishment, reinforcing the consequence of sin that leads to shame in 3:25.

In Jeremiah 6:26, mourning in sackcloth and ashes echoes the lament of shame and disgrace over sin.

Romans 6:21 Parallel

In Romans 6:21, shame for past sins leads to death, directly connecting to the fruit of sin confessed in Jeremiah 3:25.

Daniel 9:10 Parallel

In Daniel 9:10, the same phrase 'not obeyed the LORD our God' appears in a national confession — mirroring this verse’s admission.

Daniel 9:6-8 confesses open shame for not listening to prophets, directly parallel to the shame and sin confessed.

Ezekiel 36:32 commands Israel to be ashamed for their ways, echoing the voluntary shame expressed here.

In Lamentations 5:16, the same cry of sin and fallen crown echoes the shame and guilt of Jeremiah 3:25.

Lamentations 5:7 states that fathers sinned and children bear the consequences, directly paralleling shared guilt.

Isaiah 48:8 Parallel

Isaiah 48:8 declares Israel's rebellion from birth, matching the confession of sin from youth.

Nehemiah 9:32-34 confesses sin and acknowledges God's righteousness, linking hardship to persistent wickedness.

Ezra 9:7 Parallel

Ezra 9:7 traces the same inherited guilt and resulting shame from fathers to the present day.

In Ezra 9:6-15, the same communal confession of sin and shame is made, acknowledging sins from ancestors to present.

In Isaiah 43:27, the first father's sin and teachers' transgression deepen the confession here — ancestral and personal guilt are inseparable.

Daniel 9:7 Allusion

In Daniel 9:7, Daniel acknowledges open shame for the people, directly echoing the 'shame cover us' theme from Jeremiah 3:25.

Daniel 9:5 Parallel

In Daniel 9:5, Daniel voices the same corporate confession of sin, paralleling Jeremiah's admission of rebellion.

Ezekiel 2:3 Parallel

Ezekiel 2:3 describes Israel as rebellious, with fathers who transgressed 'unto this very day' — aligning with the confession of ongoing sin from youth here.

In Leviticus 26:39, the covenant curse includes wasting away for ancestors' sins — linking to the generational guilt confessed here.

In Obadiah 1:10, shame covers Edom for violence, using the same metaphor as Jeremiah 3:25's 'shame cover us'.

Psalm 44:15 Parallel

In Psalm 44:15, the psalmist says disgrace covers him — the same language of shame as in this confession.

In Ezekiel 7:18, shame covers faces as judgment, paralleling the dishonor covering in Jeremiah 3:25 from a divine oracle.

Psalm 25:7 Parallel

In Psalm 25:7, David asks God to forget his youth's sins — similar plea for mercy regarding past rebellion.

Judges 6:10 Parallel

In Judges 6:10, God reminds Israel they did not listen — a specific instance of the disobedience pattern confessed in this verse.

Judges 2:2 Parallel

In Judges 2:2, the angel rebukes Israel for not obeying — a recurring pattern of disobedience echoed in this confession.

Daniel 12:2 Related theme

In Daniel 12:2, shame and contempt are eschatological outcomes, extending the theme of shame to final judgment.

Psalm 106:7 Parallel

Psalm 106:7 recounts the fathers' rebellion in Egypt, echoing the confession of inherited sin from earlier generations.

In Psalm 109:29, shame covering is wished on enemies, contrasting with the self-confessed shame of Jeremiah 3:25.