Jeremiah 31:10
Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 50:17 describes Israel as a scattered sheep devoured by lions — this explains the scattering that God will reverse in gathering.
In Jeremiah 50:4, Israel and Judah come together seeking the Lord — a parallel fulfillment of the gathering prophesied here.
In Jeremiah 32:37, God promises to gather His scattered people from all nations — the same gathering theme as here.
John 11:52 declares that Jesus would gather the scattered children of God—fulfilling the gathering prophesied here in Jeremiah.
Zephaniah 3:19 repeats the gathering of the lame and outcast, reinforcing the same divine promise to restore the scattered flock.
Micah 4:6 parallels this promise: God will assemble the lame and gather the outcast, echoing the restoration theme of gathering scattered Israel.
Micah 2:12 uses the same flock imagery to assure gathering the remnant, paralleling the shepherd gathering.
Ezekiel 34:12 uses the same shepherd image: God seeking out His scattered sheep, directly echoing the care described here.
Ezekiel 20:34 promises to gather the scattered with mighty power, directly reinforcing the gathering theme.
Ezekiel 5:10 also describes scattering the remnant into all winds as judgment, contrasting with the gathering promise.
Ezekiel 5:2 depicts scattering as judgment, the opposite of the gathering promised in Jeremiah 31:10.
Isaiah 60:9 has the isles bringing Israel's sons back — here God gathers them from the coastlands; direct thematic link of restoration.
Deuteronomy 30:4 similarly promises God will gather His scattered people from the farthest places, reinforcing the gathering theme.
Isaiah 41:1 summons the coastlands to silence then speak — Jeremiah calls them to hear and declare; both address the islands as God's audience.
Isaiah 27:12 also speaks of gathering Israel one by one from dispersion, echoing the same gathering promise.
Deuteronomy 32:26 describes God scattering Israel into corners, contrasting with the promise here to gather them.
Isaiah 54:7 promises gathering after a brief forsaking, matching the theme of restoration from scattering.
Isaiah 56:8 explicitly states God gathers the outcasts of Israel and will add others, directly reinforcing the gathering promise.
In Zechariah 10:8, God 'hisses' to gather and redeem His people — a direct echo of the gathering promise.
Deuteronomy 30:3 is the covenant promise of restoration and gathering from exile that Jeremiah echoes here.
Ezekiel 36:10 promises multiplication and rebuilding — the same restoration and increase after gathering.
Nehemiah 1:9 recalls God's promise to gather outcasts from the farthest places, reinforcing the same hope of restoration.
Psalm 107:3 explicitly describes God gathering His people from all directions, directly paralleling the gathering in Jeremiah.
Isaiah 11:11 describes God recovering the remnant from many lands including coastlands, matching Jeremiah's 'coastlands far away'.
Isaiah 48:20 calls to proclaim redemption from Babylon to the ends of the earth, mirroring Jeremiah's call to declare gathering.
Ezekiel 11:16 acknowledges scattering but promises God's presence among the scattered, complementing the gathering hope.
Ezekiel 37:24 depicts one shepherd ruling over the gathered people—the unified kingdom that follows the restoration promised here.
Isaiah 42:4 says the isles wait for God's law — here they hear the word about gathering; both show the coastlands receiving divine revelation.
In Genesis 10:5, the 'coastlands' are the nations divided after Babel — the same distant places from which God will gather Israel.
Zechariah 9:16 pictures God saving His people as a flock, reinforcing the protective shepherd metaphor from this verse.
Psalm 72:10 shows the coastlands bringing tribute to the king — here they hear God's declaration, linking distant nations to God's rule.