Jeremiah 31:11

For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 50:33, this describes the captors who hold Israel fast — the 'hands too strong' from which God ransomed them.

In Jeremiah 15:21, God promises to redeem from the hand of the terrible — same redemption language as here.

Titus 2:14 Parallel

In Titus 2:14, Christ redeems from lawlessness, paralleling the redemption from oppression — a greater spiritual rescue.

In Matthew 20:28, Jesus gives his life as a ransom for many — the ultimate fulfillment of God's pattern of ransoming his people.

Psalm 142:6 Parallel

In Psalm 142:6, David cries out against persecutors 'too strong for me' — the same phrase used here for Jacob's oppressors.

In Isaiah 44:23, the same redemption of Jacob is celebrated with cosmic praise — echoing the redemption theme.

In Isaiah 48:20, the command to proclaim that the Lord has redeemed his servant Jacob parallels the redemption declared here.

In Isaiah 49:24, the rhetorical question about rescuing captives from the mighty directly mirrors the problem of 'hands too strong'.

Psalm 105:43 recalls the joyful exodus — the foundational redemption that Jeremiah 31:11 reprises for Jacob's rescue from a stronger hand.

Zechariah 10:8 states 'I have redeemed them' and gathers them, echoing the redemption and gathering implied here.

Isaiah 51:11 repeats the promise of the ransomed returning with joy, identical to Isaiah 35:10, strengthening the restoration theme.

Isaiah 47:4 Related theme

Isaiah 47:4 declares God as 'our Redeemer, the LORD of hosts,' reinforcing the identity of the Redeemer in this verse.

Isaiah 35:10 explicitly mentions the ransomed of the LORD returning with joy, directly paralleling the redemption and return promised here.

Psalm 107:2 Parallel

Psalm 107:2 calls the redeemed to testify of being saved from the adversary — nearly identical to Jeremiah's 'ransomed from the hand of him who was stronger'.

Exodus 15:16 speaks of the people God purchased through the exodus — the same redemptive act Jeremiah 31:11 promises for Jacob from a stronger foe.

In Hebrews 2:14, Christ destroys the devil who has the power of death — paralleling the rescue from a strong enemy.

In Hebrews 2:15, Christ delivers those enslaved by fear of death — mirroring the deliverance from 'hands too strong'.

Hosea 13:14 Parallel

In Hosea 13:14, ransom and redemption are applied to Sheol and Death — a different kind of strong enemy.

In Matthew 12:29, binding the strong man to plunder his house parallels God ransoming Jacob from a stronger foe — both depict deliverance from a powerful oppressor.