Jeremiah 3:3

Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 14:4 describes ground cracked for lack of rain, directly reflecting the withheld showers in Jeremiah 3:3.

Jeremiah 5:3 describes the people's stubborn refusal to repent, matching the shameless 'forehead of a whore' here.

Jeremiah 6:15 explicitly states they were not ashamed, directly echoing the shamelessness mentioned here.

Jeremiah 8:12 repeats the same indictment of no shame, reinforcing the people's unrepentant state.

Jeremiah 5:25 directly ties withheld rain to sin: 'Your iniquities have turned these away.' Strong causal link to the drought in 3:3.

Jeremiah 5:24 notes the people's failure to acknowledge God who gives rain, while this verse shows rain withheld due to unfaithfulness — both involve rain as covenant indicator.

Jeremiah 44:16 records the people's defiant refusal to listen, reflecting the stubbornness and lack of shame here.

Jeremiah 14:22 Related theme

Jeremiah 14:22 acknowledges God alone sends rain, while 3:3 shows rain withheld—both tie rain to divine action.

Hebrews 12:25 warns against refusing God who speaks, using Israel's refusal as a warning example.

Zechariah 7:12 says they made their hearts like adamant stone, reinforcing the spiritual hardness here.

Zechariah 7:11 describes Israel pulling away their shoulder and stopping their ears, paralleling the rebellious attitude here.

Haggai 1:11 Parallel

Haggai 1:11 calls for a drought on the land as judgment, paralleling the withheld showers here.

Amos 4:7 Parallel

Amos 4:7 directly mentions God withholding rain as punishment, identical imagery to this verse.

Joel 1:16-20 describes a severe drought and crop failure as judgment, same theme of rain withheld.

Ezekiel 16:30-34 describes Jerusalem's prostitution as worse than a prostitute's, directly paralleling the 'whore's forehead' shamelessness here.

Ezekiel 3:7 Parallel

In Ezekiel 3:7, Israel's impudent and hardhearted nature echoes the shamelessness here, reinforcing their stubborn refusal.

Isaiah 5:6 Parallel

Isaiah 5:6 also uses withheld rain as divine judgment for unfaithfulness, mirroring the drought here.

Nehemiah 9:17 recounts Israel's stubborn refusal to obey, echoing the hard-heartedness here.

Deuteronomy 28:23 curses with bronze heavens and iron earth, the same drought judgment as in Jeremiah 3:3.

Leviticus 26:19 pronounces the curse of 'heavens like iron' (no rain), which Jeremiah 3:3's drought fulfills.

Isaiah 55:7 Contrast

In Isaiah 55:7, the wicked are called to forsake their ways and return — contrasting the persistent shamelessness in Jeremiah.

Isaiah 48:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 48:4, God describes Israel's 'forehead of brass' — same image of hard, unashamed stubbornness as a brazen look.

Ezekiel 2:4 Parallel

Ezekiel 2:4 calls Israel 'impudent and stubborn'—the same shameless defiance described in 3:3 as 'forehead of a whore.'

Isaiah 3:9 Parallel

In Isaiah 3:9, the look on their faces testifies against them — same idea of shameless public sin that refuses to hide.

In Proverbs 21:29, a wicked man puts on a bold face — the same Hebrew idiom for brazen shamelessness as 'brazen look'.

Joel 2:23 Contrast

Joel 2:23 promises early and latter rain as blessing after repentance—opposite to the drought judgment in 3:3.

Ezra 9:6 Contrast

In Ezra 9:6, Ezra feels shame and cannot lift his face — contrasting Israel's brazen shamelessness in Jeremiah.

In Numbers 25:6, an Israelite openly brings a Midianite woman before the assembly — same brazen, public sexual sin that Jeremiah condemns.

In Genesis 39:7, Potiphar's wife tempts Joseph — a similar scenario of sexual temptation, but Joseph resists, contrasting Israel's shameless surrender.

Hosea 7:10 Parallel

Hosea 7:10 says pride testifies against Israel yet they do not seek God—mirroring the refusal to be ashamed in 3:3.