Jeremiah 31:35
Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name:
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 51:19 again uses 'the LORD of hosts is his name,' a repeated formula emphasizing God as Creator and Redeemer.
Jeremiah 50:34 also declares 'the LORD of hosts is his name,' echoing the same divine title from the earlier verse.
In Jeremiah 5:22, God sets the sand as the sea's boundary, showing His sovereign control over the roaring waves – the same power referenced here.
In Jeremiah 10:16, God is described as the one who formed all things and is the LORD of hosts – the same title used in Jeremiah 31:35, reinforcing His creative sovereignty.
In Jeremiah 46:18, the same phrase 'the LORD of hosts is his name' appears, reinforcing God's sovereign identity.
Jeremiah 33:25 explicitly mentions the same 'fixed order of heaven and earth,' confirming the unbreakable link between creation's stability and Israel's national endurance.
Jeremiah 33:20 directly parallels the covenant with day and night, reinforcing that as long as the fixed order stands, God's promises to Israel stand.
Isaiah 48:2 similarly states 'the LORD of hosts is his name,' linking God's holy name to His covenant people.
Isaiah 51:15 is nearly identical, repeating 'who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar'—a direct echo of Jeremiah's phrase.
Psalm 136:7-9 echoes the same creative pattern: God made the sun to rule by day and moon/stars by night — exactly as Jeremiah 31:35 describes.
Psalm 89:37 says God's covenant will be established like the moon — mirroring the 'ordinances of the moon' in Jeremiah 31:35.
Psalm 74:16 declares that God prepared the light and the sun — directly paralleling Jeremiah 31:35's statement that God gives the sun for light.
Psalm 19:1-6 describes the heavens and sun declaring God's glory — the same sun God gives as a light in Jeremiah 31:35.
In Job 38:33, God questions Job about the 'ordinances of heaven' — the same cosmic laws Jeremiah attributes to God's creative order.
In Job 38:11, God commands the proud waves to stop, directly paralleling His stirring of the sea in Jeremiah 31:35 – both show His authority over the sea.
In Job 38:10, God prescribes bounds and sets bars/doors for the sea, echoing the same sovereign control over the waves mentioned here.
Genesis 1:14-18 records the creation of the sun, moon, and stars — the same fixed order Jeremiah appeals to.
Isaiah 54:9 compares God's covenant commitment to the enduring order after Noah—same logic as Jeremiah's use of the fixed creation order to guarantee Israel's future.
In Genesis 1:18, the sun and moon rule day and night, matching the creation order described here.
Psalm 148:6 echoes God's decree establishing the sun, moon, and stars forever—the same fixed order that grounds His promise to Israel.
Psalm 136:7-9 credits God for making the sun, moon, and stars to rule day and night—a direct parallel to this creation motif.
Psalm 104:19 speaks of the moon marking seasons and the sun knowing its setting, echoing the fixed order of lights here.
Genesis 8:22 promises the permanence of day and night and seasons—the same fixed order this verse attributes to God's power.
Psalm 89:36 compares the Messiah's throne to the enduring sun — the same sun whose order God set in Jeremiah 31:35.
Psalm 72:17 uses the sun's endurance as a metaphor for the Messiah's eternal name — echoing the sun's established role in Jeremiah 31:35.
Isaiah 45:7 declares God's sovereignty over light and darkness, echoing the sun and moon imagery—both affirm God's absolute authority over creation.
Psalm 72:5 ties reverence for God to the enduring sun and moon — celestial bodies whose fixed order Jeremiah 31:35 highlights.
Deuteronomy 4:19 warns against worshiping the sun, moon, and stars — the same objects Jeremiah attributes to God's ordering.
Matthew 5:45 echoes God's control over the sun, showing His impartial care—paralleling Jeremiah's declaration of the sun's fixed order.
Matthew 24:35 declares that God's words outlast heaven and earth, adding a perspective that God's promise is even more enduring than the fixed order mentioned in Jeremiah.