Jeremiah 3:7
And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 3:8-11 explains that Judah saw Israel's unfaithfulness yet did not repent, making her more guilty than Israel.
In Jeremiah 3:12, God immediately follows up by commanding 'Return, faithless Israel'—a direct invitation after the refusal.
2 Kings 17:13 records God's call to 'turn' from evil — the same call to repentance that Israel refused in Jeremiah 3:7.
2 Kings 17:14 recounts Israel's stubborn refusal to listen, the same rebellion Jeremiah 3:7 condemns — they would not return.
Ezekiel 23:2-4 uses the same two-sister allegory for Israel and Judah, with Samaria as the older, paralleling Jeremiah 3:7.
Hosea 6:1-4 echoes the call to return but laments Israel's fleeting devotion, paralleling Jeremiah 3:7's failed return.
2 Chronicles 30:6-12 records a later call to return where some from Israel responded, unlike the total refusal in Jeremiah 3:7.
Ezekiel 16:46 calls Samaria Jerusalem's older sister, and Jerusalem acted worse — similar to Jeremiah 3:7's treacherous Judah.
1 Kings 14:22 records Judah's evil deeds, illustrating the persistent sin that Jeremiah 3:7 says they continued despite seeing Israel's downfall.
2 Kings 23:26 states God's anger against Judah did not turn away due to Manasseh's sins, contextualizing the judgment Jeremiah 3:7 warns of.
Hosea 14:1 is a similar call for Israel to return to the Lord, echoing the invitation in Jeremiah 3:7.
2 Chronicles 17:4 describes Jehoshaphat's faithfulness unlike Israel, contrasting with Judah's later treachery in Jeremiah 3:7.
Isaiah 48:8 describes Israel as treacherous from birth, reinforcing that they never truly returned—echoing the same stubborn rebellion.
Hosea 6:7 says Israel 'dealt treacherously' against God like Adam, matching the treachery that Judah witnessed in Jeremiah 3:7.